Ecology Summary - Aonides paucibranchiata

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Ecology of Aonides paucibranchiata

Main Ref.	Degraer, S., J. Wittoeck, W. Appeltans, K. Cooreman, T. Deprez, H. Hillewaert, K. Hostens, J. Mees, E. Vanden Berghe and M. Vincx, 2006
Remarks	Found off coast, in open seas (Ref. 7882) as well as shallow coastal areas in depths of less than 70m (Ref. 96521) but generally in coarse sediment with less than 10% mud content (Refs. 7882, 96521). A surface deposit feeder (Refs. 3477, 87179).

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 Aonides paucibranchiata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, );
Substrate Ref.	Degraer, S., J. Wittoeck, W. Appeltans, K. Cooreman, T. Deprez, H. Hillewaert, K. Hostens, J. Mees, E. Vanden Berghe and M. Vincx, 2006
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

Associations

Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050

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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