Ecology Summary - Serpula vermicularis

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Ecology of Serpula vermicularis

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I., 1996
Remarks	Found on exposed rocky shores, amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds (Ref. 126136). An active suspension-feeder (Ref. 96376). Fouling species attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).

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 Serpula vermicularis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007
Special habitats	Beds: bivalve;
Special habitats Ref.	Ong Che, R.G. and B. Morton, 1992

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007

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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