Ecology Summary - Tetilla muricyi

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Ecology of Tetilla muricyi

Main Ref.	Fernandez, J.C., S. Peixinho, U.S. Pinheiro and C. Menegola, 2011
Remarks	Can be exposed to large fluctuations of salinity, 0.8 at low tide and 32 at high tide (Ref. 89657).

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 Tetilla muricyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Fernandez, J.C., S. Peixinho, U.S. Pinheiro and C. Menegola, 2011
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Craniella quirimure.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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