Ecology Summary - Ophelina acuminata

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Ecology of Ophelina acuminata

Main Ref.	Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid, 1996
Remarks	Burrows in sandy or muddy habitats; non-selective deposit feeders (Refs. 87179, 96352). In well sorted sediments (Ref. 127093).

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 Ophelina acuminata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003

Associations

Ref.	Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid, 1996
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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