Ecology Summary - Levinsenia gracilis

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Ecology of Levinsenia gracilis

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I., 1996
Remarks	Inhabit substrates of fine sand (Ref. 96521), in shallow subtidal to a depth of more than 3000 meters (Ref. 116516). A surface feeding detritivore (Ref. 95919).

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 Levinsenia gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Künitzer, A., D. Basford, J.A. Craeymeersch, J.M. Dewarumez, J. Dörjes, G.C.A. Duineveld, A. Eleftheriou, C. Heip, P. Herman, P. Kingston, U. Niermann, E. Rachor, H. Rumohr and P.A.J. de Wilde, 1992
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Fauchald, K., A. Granados-Barba and V. Solis-Weiss, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Holte, B., 1998
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Holte, B., 1998

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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