Ecology Summary - Platynereis dumerilii

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Ecology of Platynereis dumerilii

Main Ref.	Hull, S., 1995
Remarks	Known from rocky bottoms (Ref. 83919). A deposit-feeder; trophic level 1.8-2 (Ref. 96418).

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 Platynereis dumerilii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Dean, H.K., 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Hull, S., 1995
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Schaal, G., P. Riera and C. Leroux, 2010

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.
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