Ecology Summary - Branchiostoma belcheri

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Ecology of Branchiostoma belcheri

Main Ref.	Stokes, M.D. and N.D. Holland, 1996
Remarks	Found in medium coarse brown sand with shell fragments and very small proportion of mud to very fine sand with large proportion of mud (Ref. 1482). Occurs in the intertidal zone (Ref. 1478). Found in shallow waters, on sediments containing high percentage of sand and granule, with low moisture and organic matter content (Ref. 124788).

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 Branchiostoma belcheri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Wu, R.S.S. and P.K.S. Shin, 1997
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Stokes, M.D. and N.D. Holland, 1996
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.