Ecology Summary - Golfingia margaritacea

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Ecology of Golfingia margaritacea

Main Ref.	Cutler, E.B., A. Schulze and H.K. Dean, 2004
Remarks	Benthic (Ref. 85346). Found from the subtidal areas to 5,300 m in depth (Ref. 87801). Sipunculans are nonselective suspension or deposit feeders (Ref. 833).

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 Golfingia margaritacea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Edmonds, S.J., 1972
Special habitats	Beds: rock; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Cutler, E.B., A. Schulze and H.K. Dean, 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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