Ecology Summary - Glycera americana

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Ecology of Glycera americana

Main Ref.	Vittor, B.A., 2002
Remarks	Lower intertidal on protected shores to subtidal at depth of 315 m. Burrows in muddy sand and mud (Ref. 108009). Carnivore; pierces prey (Ref. 108304).

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 americana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Abbott, D.P. and E.C. Haderlie, 1980
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Vittor, B.A., 2002
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Livingston, R.J., 2002
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Livingston, R.J., 2002

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.