Ecology of Xenoturbella bocki
 
Main Ref. Israelsson, O., 1999
Remarks Prefers soft to very soft mud rich in organic materials with some silt (Ref. 85768). Preys on nuculid bivalves, possibly feeding on dead or decaying molluscs, or live molluscan egg masses, sperm, larvae or slime (Ref. 96399).

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 Xenoturbella bocki may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); silt; mud;
Substrate Ref. Israelsson, O., 1999
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Bourlat, S.J., H. Nakano, M. Åkerman, M.J. Telford, M.C. Thorndyke and M. Obst, 2008
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Bourlat, S.J., H. Nakano, M. Åkerman, M.J. Telford, M.C. Thorndyke and M. Obst, 2008

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.23 0.17 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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