Ecology Summary - Dasybranchus caducus

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Ecology of Dasybranchus caducus

Main Ref.	Gibbs, P.E., 1978
Remarks	A surface deposit feeder (based from the feeding ecology of the family Capitellidae; Ref. 87179). Deposit feeder (Ref. 105660). Motile burrower that uses an unarmed pharynx to feed (Ref. 125928).

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 Dasybranchus caducus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna);
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Gibbs, P.E., 1978
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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