Ecology Summary - Elysia rubeni

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Ecology of Elysia rubeni

Main Ref.	Martín-Hervás, M.R., L. Carmona, K.R. Jensen, C. Licchelli, F. Vitale and J.L. Cervera, 2020
Remarks	Found in infralittoral, 4 m deep, probably feeds on Flabellia petiolata (Ref. 125088). This species is mobile, seen crawling on the red algae Peyssonnelia or associated with Sphaerococcus coronopifolius.

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 Elysia rubeni may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Martín-Hervás, M.R., L. Carmona, K.R. Jensen, C. Licchelli, F. Vitale and J.L. Cervera, 2020
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Martín-Hervás, M.R., L. Carmona, K.R. Jensen, C. Licchelli, F. Vitale and J.L. Cervera, 2020

Associations

Ref.	Martín-Hervás, M.R., L. Carmona, K.R. Jensen, C. Licchelli, F. Vitale and J.L. Cervera, 2020
Associations
Associated with	Sphaerococcus coronopifolius
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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