Ecology Summary - Melinna cristata

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Ecología de Melinna cristata

Referencia principal	Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid, 1996
Observaciones	Found in muddy bottoms. A surface deposit feeder (Ref. 96501), i.e., a microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352). Also a suspension feeder. Sessile and tentaculate (Ref. 125928). Tubiculous (Ref. 112705).

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	Estuarios/lagunas/mares salobres mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cuevas exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Melinna cristata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Sicinski, J. and P. Gillet, 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Referencia	Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid, 1996
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentación

Tipo De Alimentación	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Hábito De Alimentación	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Muestra original		Población no pescada		Observación
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Observación
De la composición de la dieta
De tipos individuales de alimento	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Referencia

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