Ecology Summary - Nemertopsis quadripunctata

Ecology Summary - Nemertopsis quadripunctata

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Ecology of Nemertopsis quadripunctata

Main Ref.	Gibson, R., 1990
Remarks	Found in the mantle cavity of the barnacle Capitulum mitella (Ref. 125683).

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 Nemertopsis quadripunctata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Mantle cavity of Capitulum mitella);
Special habitats Ref.	Gibson, R., 1990

Associations

Ref.	Walker, G., 1994
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Capitulum mitella
Association remarks	An obligate symbiont found within the mantle cavity of the barnacle. Usually found in barnacles with > 10 mm rostrocarinal length.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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	3.40	0.50			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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