Ecology Summary - Glycera tridactyla

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Ecology of Glycera tridactyla

Main Ref.	Gusso, C.C., M.F. Gravina and F.R. Maggiore, 2001
Remarks	Inhabits estuarine and inshore areas in silt to very fine sand substrates (Refs. 2780, 96352). A carnivore-scavenger (Ref. 96352). Carnivore that uses a jawed pharynx for feeding. Discretely motile (Ref. 125872).

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 Glycera tridactyla may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); silt;
Substrate Ref.	Tan, L.T. and L.M. Chou, 1993
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Gusso, C.C., M.F. Gravina and F.R. Maggiore, 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007

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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