Ecology Summary - Dendronotus iris

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Ecology of Dendronotus iris

Main Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Remarks	It is found on soft bottoms, and attaches their egg masses to the parchment-like tubes (Ref. 865). Preys on the anemone Pachycerianthus fimbriatus (Ref. 844).

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 Dendronotus iris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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	3.60	0.50			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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