Ecology Summary - Mycale lingua

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Ecology of Mycale lingua

Main Ref.	Pile, A.J., M.R. Patterson and J.D. Witman, 1996
Remarks	A boreal species commonly found on rock walls. Feeds on ultraplankton (heterotrophic bacteria, cyanobacteria, picoeukaryotes and nanoeukaryotes) by active suspension feeding. Multioscular; oscula responds negatively to touch by closing (Ref. 96635).

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 Mycale lingua may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Pile, A.J., M.R. Patterson and J.D. Witman, 1996
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Pile, A.J., M.R. Patterson and J.D. Witman, 1996

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Pile, A.J., M.R. Patterson and J.D. Witman, 1996
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Pile, A.J., M.R. Patterson and J.D. Witman, 1996

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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