Ecology Summary - Glycera gigantea

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Ecology of Glycera gigantea

Main Ref.	Gibbs, P.E., 1978
Remarks	Inhabits subtidal regions, in soft bottoms of fine to medium-grained sand. Also found in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507). (Ref. 96507). Both a carnivore and detritivore (based from the feeding ecology of the family Glyceridae; Ref. 87179).

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 Glycera gigantea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Desroy, N., C. Warembourg, J. M. Dewarumez and J. C. Dauvin., 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Gibbs, P.E., 1978
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

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.