Ecology Summary - Bathypathes thermophila

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Ecology of Bathypathes thermophila

Main Ref.	Chimienti, G., T.I. Terraneo, S. Vicario, F. Marchese, S.J. Purkis, A. Abdulla Eweida, M. Rodrigue and F. Benzoni, 2022
Remarks	Found on hard substrates surrounded by mud or rocky bottoms. Common in bathyal zone of the Red Sea, in relatively warrm water. This species is often used as habitat by crinoids, spider crabs and other epibionts (Ref. 126998).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Bathypathes thermophila may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Chimienti, G., T.I. Terraneo, S. Vicario, F. Marchese, S.J. Purkis, A. Abdulla Eweida, M. Rodrigue and F. Benzoni, 2022
Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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