Ecology Summary - Membranipora membranacea

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Ecology of Membranipora membranacea

Main Ref.	Hayward, P.J., 1971
Remarks	Found on Laminaria sp. fronds and holdfast and on rocks (Ref. 1442). An epibenthic suspension/filter feeder; omnivorous, thrives on particulate organic matter and phytoplankton (Ref. 93816).

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 Membranipora membranacea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Ryland, J.S., 1962

Associations

Ref.	Hayward, P.J., 1971
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Macdonald, T.A., B.J. Burd, V.I. Macdonald and A. van Roodselaar, 2010
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Riisgard, H.U. and P. Manriquez, 1997

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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