Ecology Summary - Vibilia antarctica

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Ecology of Vibilia antarctica

Main Ref.	Murray, J., 1896
Remarks	Ectocommensals on Salpa thomsoni. Genus Vibilia mainly feeds on food strand of salps and the salp itself (Ref. 117947).

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 Vibilia antarctica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Murray, J., 1896
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Phleger, C.F., M.M. Nelson, B. Mooney and P.D. Nichols, 2000
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	3.40	0.45			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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