Ecology Summary - Branchiosyllis exilis

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Ecology of Branchiosyllis exilis

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Found on soft substrate (Ref. 112705). Lives in shallow waters on sponges, algae, gorgonians and coral rubble (Ref. 107151). Occurs in the arms or disc of the ophiuroid Ophiocoma echinata (Ref. 116239).

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 Branchiosyllis exilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Vittor, B.A., 2002
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs; Corals: soft corals Other habitats: other invertebrates (sponges);
Special habitats Ref.	San Martin, G., P. Alvarez-Campos and M.T. Aguado, 2013

Associations

Ref.	Hendler, G. and D.L. Meyer, 1982
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Ophiocoma echinata.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	George, J.D., 2012

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.