Ecology Summary - Brissopsis elongata

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Ecology of Brissopsis elongata

Main Ref.	Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson, 2000
Remarks	This species are found in a mud field within the lagoon. They live buried in 0.04 to 0.1 meters of mud. It takes them approximately 10 minutes to bury beneath the surface (Ref. 86574).

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 Brissopsis elongata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson, 2000
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975
Associations
Associated with	Paraster doederleini, Paraster floridiensis and Moira atropos.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.