Ecology Summary - Trypanosyllis zebra

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Ecology of Trypanosyllis zebra

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks	Intertidal to 50 m deep (Ref. 108014). Found on rocks and stones (Ref. 108013). Also common in all substrates such as algae, calcareous concretions, sponges, dead corals, bryozoans, hydroids, ascidians, sand, silty clay and gravel (Ref. 108014). Carnivorous (Ref. 107862); detritivorous (Ref. 116238).

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 Trypanosyllis zebra may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Çinar, M.E., 2007
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Çinar, M.E., 2007

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.

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.