Ecology Summary - Ophiuroglypha lymani

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Ecology of Ophiuroglypha lymani

Main Ref.	Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE), 2011
Remarks	This deposit feeder is found on rock, sand, mud and kelp at depths of 30 to 800 m (Ref. 87801).

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 Ophiuroglypha lymani may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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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