Ecology Summary - Botryococcus braunii

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Ecology of Botryococcus braunii

Main Ref.	Papa, R.D., J.T. Wu, S. Baldia, C. Cho, M.A. Cruz, A. Saguiguit and R. Aquino, 2008
Remarks	This alga can be found in freshwater, brackish and saline lakes, reservoirs or small pools situated in temperate, tropical and continental zones (Ref. 80846).

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 Botryococcus braunii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Papa, R.D., J.T. Wu, S. Baldia, C. Cho, M.A. Cruz, A. Saguiguit and R. Aquino, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Papa, R.D., J.T. Wu, S. Baldia, C. Cho, M.A. Cruz, A. Saguiguit and R. Aquino, 2008
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks	It is a colonial, bloom-forming alga that can produce and accumulate long chain hydrocarbons (Ref. 80845).Colonies appear as semi-transparent cell clusters in dense matrix attached by transparent threads attaching many clusters together.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.

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