Ecology Summary - Flabellina browni

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Ecology of Flabellina browni

Main Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks	Found in exposed areas with sandy substrate. Feeds on the hydroid, Ectopleura larynx (Ref. 96377).

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 Flabellina browni may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Schröder, A., C. Orejas and T. Joschko, 2006
Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Schröder, A., C. Orejas and T. Joschko, 2006
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Schröder, A., C. Orejas and T. Joschko, 2006

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	4.50	0.10			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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