Ecology Summary - Polycarpa gracilis

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Ecology of Polycarpa gracilis

Main Ref.	Morri, C., C.N. Bianchi, S. Cocito, A. Peirano, A.M. De Biase, S. Aliani, M. Pansini, M. Boyer, F. Ferdeghini, M Pestarino and P. Dando, 1999
Remarks	Inhabits the subtidal region, in soft bottoms of muddy, heterogenous sand. Also found in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507).

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 Polycarpa gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: ( coarse, fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Desroy, N., C. Warembourg, J. M. Dewarumez and J. C. Dauvin., 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Morri, C., C.N. Bianchi, S. Cocito, A. Peirano, A.M. De Biase, S. Aliani, M. Pansini, M. Boyer, F. Ferdeghini, M Pestarino and P. Dando, 1999
Associations	solitary;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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