Ecology Summary - Cymbium olla

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Ecology of Cymbium olla

Main Ref.	Gaspar, M.B., M.D. Dias, A. Campos, C.C. Monteiro, M.N. Santos, A. Chicharo and L. Chicharo, 2001
Remarks	Found in shallow and protected areas of up to 10 m deep in an estuary (Ref. 122253). Occurs in soft bottoms (Ref. 96488), in fine sands (Ref. 122262). Also found on Zostera marina beds (Ref. 96488).

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 Cymbium olla may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Gaspar, M.B., M.D. Dias, A. Campos, C.C. Monteiro, M.N. Santos, A. Chicharo and L. Chicharo, 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009

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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