Ecology Summary - Escarpia spicata

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Ecology of Escarpia spicata

Main Ref.	Andersen, A.C., S. Hourdez, B. Marie, D. Jollivet, F.H. Lallier and M. Sibuet, 2004
Remarks	Inhabits hot vents, cold water sulfide seeps and whale fall (Ref. 7845). Bathyal to abyssal (Ref. 19).

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 Escarpia spicata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Feldman, R.A., T.M. Shank, M.B. Black, A.R. Baco, C.R. Smith and R.C. Vrijenhoek, 1998
Special habitats	Other habitats: vents;
Special habitats Ref.	Black, M.B., K.M. Halanych, P.A.Y. Maas, W.R. Hoey, J. Hashimoto, D. Desbruyères, R.A. Lutz and R.C. Vrijenhoek, 1997

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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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