Ecology Summary - Enchytraeus albidus

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Ecology of Enchytraeus albidus

Main Ref.	Coates, K. and D.V. Ellis, 1981
Remarks	Found in salt marshes, decaying seaweed, sewage beds, effluents, and compost heaps (Ref. 94097). Intertidal, prefers mud and algae covered substrate (Ref. 3477).

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 Enchytraeus albidus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Giere, O., 1970
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Giere, O., 1970

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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