Ecology Summary - Amathia verticillata

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Ecology of Amathia verticillata

Main Ref.	Soule, J.D., 1963
Remarks	Epibenthic, encrusting (Ref. 116066). Found attached on mangrove roots (Ref. 86536).

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 Amathia verticillata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Winston, J.E., 1984
Special habitats	vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Winston, J.E., 1984

Associations

Ref.	Soule, J.D., 1963
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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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