Ecology Summary - Microeuraphia withersi

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Ecology of Microeuraphia withersi

Main Ref.	Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000
Remarks	Epiphytic (Ref. 106854). Inhabits the intertidal zone (Refs. 100002, 106854). In the upper eulittoral subzone of rocky shores in UAE (Ref. 102838). Part of arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397).

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 Microeuraphia withersi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	George, D., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	López, D.A., B.A. López, C.K. Pham, E.J. Isidro and M. De Girolamo, 2010
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	López, D.A., B.A. López, C.K. Pham, E.J. Isidro and M. De Girolamo, 2010

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
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