Ecology Summary - Branchiomma cingulata

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Ecology of Branchiomma cingulata

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks	Intertidal (Ref. 105057). Sessile tentaculate filter-feeder (Ref. 125872). Larger species feed by filtering plankton and organic particles from the water column while smaller species can pick up organic matter from the sediments and filter feed organic matter (Ref. 107862). Part of fouling communities attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).

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 Branchiomma cingulata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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