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Ecology Summary - Timarete filigera
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Ecology of Timarete filigera
 
Main Ref. Salazar-Vallejo, S.I., 1996
Remarks Intertidal, on a mixture of sand and rock fragments (Ref. 107741). Members of the family Cirratulidae are surface deposit feeders, using tentacles to feed on organic matter (Ref. 107862).

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 Timarete filigera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref. Rizzo, A.E. and A.C. Amaral, 2001
Special habitats Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. George, J.D., 2012

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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