Ecology Summary - Polydora hoplura

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Ecology of Polydora hoplura

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Found on limestone, dredging and shells (Ref. 107150). Common borer of the oysters Ostrea edulis and Crassostrea gigas (Ref. 107149).

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 Polydora hoplura may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Nel, R., P.S. Coetzee and G. Van Niekerk, 1996

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
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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