Ecology Summary - Mycale thielei

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Ecology of Mycale thielei

Main Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Remarks	This species is found on steep rocky substrates, inside crevices or underneath overhangs at depths of 15 to 31 m. It is associated with or found growing on Desmophyllum dianthus (Ref. 87801).

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 Mycale thielei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Associations
Associated with	Associated with Desmophyllum dianthus (Ref. 87801).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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
Ref.