Ecology Summary - Sagartia troglodytes

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Ecology of Sagartia troglodytes

Main Ref.	Dahl, L., 2002
Remarks	Found in muddy bottoms of estuarine and inshore areas (Ref. 96352), from the infralittoral (Ref. 85338) to sublittoral zones (Ref. 96352). Solitary (Ref. 2377). A filter feeder (Ref. 96292); microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352); also a carnivore-scavenger (Refs. 96313, 96352).

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 Sagartia troglodytes may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Dahl, L., 2002
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007

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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