Ecology Summary - Marenzelleria viridis

Language:

Ecology of Marenzelleria viridis

Main Ref.	Hill, M., R. Baker, G. Broad, P.J. Chandler, G.H. Coop, J. Ellis, D. Jones, C. Hoyland, I. Laing, M. Longshaw, N. Moore, D. Parrott, D. Pearman, C. Preston, R.M. Smith and R. Waters, 2005
Remarks	Found in littoral and sublittoral sediments (Ref. 1314). An infaunal species in sandy substrate, commonly on Zostera sp. beds (Ref. 95819). In the Vainameri, north-eastern Baltic Sea, inhabits rocky, silty sand and clay sediment types (Ref. 95753), and under Furcellaria lumbricalis mats (Ref. 95891). An opportunistic species linked to the reduced survival of native benthic species in the Baltic Sea (Ref. 95891).

Main Ref.

Hill, M., R. Baker, G. Broad, P.J. Chandler, G.H. Coop, J. Ellis, D. Jones, C. Hoyland, I. Laing, M. Longshaw, N. Moore, D. Parrott, D. Pearman, C. Preston, R.M. Smith and R. Waters, 2005

Remarks

Found in littoral and sublittoral sediments (Ref. 1314). An infaunal species in sandy substrate, commonly on Zostera sp. beds (Ref. 95819). In the Vainameri, north-eastern Baltic Sea, inhabits rocky, silty sand and clay sediment types (Ref. 95753), and under Furcellaria lumbricalis mats (Ref. 95891). An opportunistic species linked to the reduced survival of native benthic species in the Baltic Sea (Ref. 95891).

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 Marenzelleria viridis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; endofauna (infauna); macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Boström, C. and E. Bonsdorff, 1997
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Boström, C. and E. Bonsdorff, 1997

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Kotta, J. and E. Ólafsson, 2003
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Kotta, J. and E. Ólafsson, 2003

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.
Ref.

Back to Search

Comments & Corrections