Ecology Summary - Sycozoa gaimardi

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Ecology of Sycozoa gaimardi

Main Ref.	Tatian, M., R.J. Sahade, M.E. Doucet and G.B. Esnal, 1998
Remarks	Found on soft bottoms at 20 to 30 m, either directly attached to the bottom or as epibionts on Pyura setosa, Cnemidocarpa verrucosa, Molgula pedunculata, Ascidia challengeri, Corella eumyota (Ref. 1753); often found on brown algae Lessionia trabeculata and also on pebbles (Ref. 3373). Known from depths of 0 to 500 m (Ref. 3435).

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 Sycozoa gaimardi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Tatian, M., R.J. Sahade, M.E. Doucet and G.B. Esnal, 1998
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
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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