Ecology Summary - Prorocentrum ruetzlerianum

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Ecology of Prorocentrum ruetzlerianum

Main Ref.	Faust, M.A., 1990
Remarks	Occurs in mangroves (Ref. 87160), among floating detritus, coral rubble and sediments (Ref. 87165).. Known to produce toxins (Ref. 87161).

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 Prorocentrum ruetzlerianum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Faust, M.A. and E. Balech, 1993
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Faust, M.A. and E. Balech, 1993
Associations
Associated with	Plagiodinium belizeanum, Prorocentrum mexicanum, Prorocentrum foraminosum, Prorocentrum hoffmannianum, Coolia monotis, Scrippsiella subsalsa, and Amphidinium klebsii (Ref. 87165).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.

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