Ecology Summary - Nephtys longosetosa

Ecology Summary - Nephtys longosetosa

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Ecology of Nephtys longosetosa

Main Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Remarks	Found in sandbanks in clean, fine to medium-grained sand (Ref. 96352), from the lower intertidal zone to 1000 meters (Ref. 116516). A carnivore-scavenger that exhibits cannibalism (Ref. 96352).

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 Nephtys longosetosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980

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	3.84	0.19			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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