Ecology Summary - Potamilla ceylonica

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Ecology of Potamilla ceylonica

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Larger species of the family Sabellidae occur in permanent tubes between coral heads or in sand pockets between corals. Smaller species live in the surface layers of nearby calcareous sand deposits (Ref. 107425). Found in tubes cemented to rocks (Ref. 107871).

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 Potamilla ceylonica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	GBIF, 2016
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	GBIF, 2016

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	George, J.D., 2012

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Bemerkung
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Bemerkung
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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