Ecology Summary - Phyllodesmium magnum

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Ecology of Phyllodesmium magnum

Main Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Remarks	Found at a depth of 8 m on alga-covered reef (Ref. 337). Feeds on the soft coral, Sinularia (Ref. 844).

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 Phyllodesmium magnum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Brook, F.J., 1998

Associations

Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001

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	4.37	0.16			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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