Ecology Summary - Vitreolina philippi

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Ecology of Vitreolina philippi

Main Ref.	Templado, J. and R. Villanueva, 2010
Remarks	Abundant in rocky bottom biocenoses (where most of their hosts thrive). Found attached to the periproct of a host to reach its less protected soft parts (Ref. 96538). Known from seamounts and knolls (Ref. 3477).

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 Vitreolina philippi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Scuderi, D. and F. Criscione, 2011
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (echinoids);
Special habitats Ref.	Scuderi, D. and F. Criscione, 2011

Associations

Ref.	Scuderi, D. and F. Criscione, 2011
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Echinoids (Ref. 96538).
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host (Paracentrotus lividus)

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Scuderi, D. and F. Criscione, 2011

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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