Ecology Summary - Phtisica marina

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Ecology of Phtisica marina

Main Ref.	Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala, 2003
Remarks	Planktonic, epibiotic, on submergent vegetation (Ref. 110266). It is an epibenthic species found on reefs (Ref. 95730), and marine caves. It feeds on detritus, microalgae, and crustaceans (Ref. 96564).

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 Phtisica marina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Zettler, M.L. and F. Gosselck, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala, 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Navarro-Barranco, C., J.M. Tierno-de-Figueroa, J.M. Guerra-García, L. Sánchez-Tocino and J.C. García-Gómez, 2013
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	2.55	0.27			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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