Ecology Summary - Iphimediella cyclogena

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Ecology of Iphimediella cyclogena

Main Ref.	De Broyer, C., J.K. Lowry, K. Jazdzewski and H. Robert, 2007
Remarks	Mainly a predator, feeding on holothuroids and polychaetes; also feeds on organic matter (Ref. 63358).

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 Iphimediella cyclogena may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	De Broyer, C., J.K. Lowry, K. Jazdzewski and H. Robert, 2007
Special habitats
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Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Nyssen, F., T. Brey, G. Lepoint, J.-M. Bouquegneau, C. De Broyer and P. Dauby, 2002
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Nyssen, F., T. Brey, G. Lepoint, J.-M. Bouquegneau, C. De Broyer and P. Dauby, 2002

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	2.66	0.13			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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