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Ecology Summary - Urothoe elegans
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Ecology of Urothoe elegans
 
Main Ref. Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Remarks Found in estuarine and inshore areas, in mud, silt, and sand substrates (Ref. 96352), and in marine caves (Ref. 96564). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).

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 Urothoe elegans may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); silt; mud;
Substrate Ref. Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref. Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

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. Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.84 0.36 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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