Ecology Summary - Paramphinome jeffreysii

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Ecology of Paramphinome jeffreysii

Main Ref.	Parker, S.P., 1982
Remarks	A carnivore and carrion feeder (based from the feeding ecology of the family Amphinomidae; Ref. 87179).

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 Paramphinome jeffreysii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Parker, S.P., 1982
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

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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