Ecology Summary - Magelona pulchella

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Ecology of Magelona pulchella

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Intertidal (Ref. 107780). In general, members of the family Magelonidae are either selective surface deposit feeders or possibly suspension feeders (Ref. 108225).

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 Magelona pulchella may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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
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