Ecology Summary - Acoetes melanota

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Ecology of Acoetes melanota

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Acoetids are carnivorous, 'sit-and-wait' predators, not leaving their tubes more than partially when they forage (Ref. 103470). Uses a jawed pharynx in feeding (Ref. 125928). Found in muddy mucous tubes (Ref. 8001).

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 Acoetes melanota may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Pettibone, M.H., 1989
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Palmero, A.M., A. Martinez, M.C. Brito and J. Nunez, 2008
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Palmero, A.M., A. Martinez, M.C. Brito and J. Nunez, 2008

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
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