Aetea sica

Aetea sica (Couch, 1844)

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Family:	Aeteidae ()
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Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range 9 - 52 m
Distribution:	Southwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Subtropical.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Depth range from Isles of Scilly record (Ref. 1442); to be replaced with a better reference. Epibenthic, encrusting (Ref. 116066). Found on Laminaria sp. holdfasts, Crisia sp., Cellaria sp., Amathia sp., gravel and rocks (Ref. 1442). This is a suspension feeder (Ref. 3477).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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