Ecology Summary - Phyllaplysia taylori

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Ecology of Phyllaplysia taylori

Main Ref.	Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Remarks	Found on the eel grass Zostera sp. (Ref. 822) where it feeds on (Ref. 123181).

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 Phyllaplysia taylori may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Yonow, N., 1996
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.

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