Ecology Summary - Protula bispiralis

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Ecology of Protula bispiralis

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	In coral sand and rock crevices (Ref. 107830). Occur in shallow waters, from depths of 3 to 10 meters. Filter feeder. Sensitive to water movement and fluctuation in light intensity. Easily retracts into its calcareous tube when it detects movement nearby (Ref. 125532).

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 Protula bispiralis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Sun, Y., H.A. Ten Hove and J.W. Qiu, 2012

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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