Ecology Summary - Nephtys ciliata

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Ecology of Nephtys ciliata

Main Ref.	Martin, D. and J. Gil, 2010
Remarks	Found in soft bottom areas along the sublittoral zone usually associated with organic pollutants (Ref. 96352). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same Genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96292).

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 Nephtys ciliata may be found.

Habitat

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

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.

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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