Ecology Summary - Nymphon rubrum

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Ecology of Nymphon rubrum

Main Ref.	de Kluijver, M.J. and S.S. Ingalsuo, 2005
Remarks	Littoral and sublittoral (Ref. 224). Found on sandbanks and muddy bottoms (Ref. 96352). Feeding on host: Laomedea angulata (growing on Flustra foliacea) (Ref. 224). A carnivore-scavenger (Ref. 96352).

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 Nymphon rubrum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	de Kluijver, M.J. and S.S. Ingalsuo, 2005
Associations
Associated with	Tubularians and Halichondria panicea.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Giltay, L., 1928

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	4.37	0.16			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.