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Ecology Summary - Sycon protectum
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Ecology of Sycon protectum
 
Main Ref. Khodakovskaya, A.V., 2003
Remarks Rocky, stony, silt-sandy (adjacent to the river mouth), pebble, and shell rock ground (Ref. 834).

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 Sycon protectum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate : sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Khodakovskaya, A.V., 2003
Associations
Associated with
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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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