Ecology Summary - Dysidea variabilis

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Ecology of Dysidea variabilis

Main Ref.	Rützler, K., R.W.M. van Soest and C. Piantoni, 2009
Remarks	It is an epibiotic species found on seagrass beds, on soft and hard substrates (Ref. 108813).

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 Dysidea variabilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Rützler, K., R.W.M. van Soest and C. Piantoni, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Rützler, K., R.W.M. van Soest and C. Piantoni, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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