Ecology Summary - Tagelus dombeii

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Ecology of Tagelus dombeii

Main Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Remarks	Abundant in sand (Ref. 122296). It is an infaunal species found in tide pools, sandy, pebbly, muddy and clay substrates from the intertidal area to a depth of 37 meters (Ref. 87801). Subtidal (Ref. 122295). Deep burrower (Ref. 122294). Mainly a filter feeder (Ref. 105122), particularly a suspension feeder (Ref. 105121). It can switch to surface deposit-feeding based on food availability (Ref. 105122).

Main Ref.

Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009

Remarks

Abundant in sand (Ref. 122296). It is an infaunal species found in tide pools, sandy, pebbly, muddy and clay substrates from the intertidal area to a depth of 37 meters (Ref. 87801). Subtidal (Ref. 122295). Deep burrower (Ref. 122294). Mainly a filter feeder (Ref. 105122), particularly a suspension feeder (Ref. 105121). It can switch to surface deposit-feeding based on food availability (Ref. 105122).

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 Tagelus dombeii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Jaramillo, E., H. Contreras and C. Duarte, 2007

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Navarro, J.M., E. Clasing, M. Lardies and R.A. Stead, 2008
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Pacheco, A.S., R.A., Uribe, M. Thiel, M.E. Oliva and J.M. Riascos, 2013

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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