Ecology Summary - Brissopsis lyrifera

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Ecology of Brissopsis lyrifera

Main Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Remarks	A subsurface deposit feeder (Ref. 96501). Found offshore at a depth of 80 m (Ref. 2823).

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 Brissopsis lyrifera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 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
Ref.