Ecology Summary - Botrylloides nigrum

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Ecology of Botrylloides nigrum

Main Ref.	Turon, X., 2010
Remarks	Often abundant in mangrove root communities (Refs. 1758, 121478); and is abundantly overgrowing on oyster shells and other hard substrates (Ref. 86424).

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 Botrylloides nigrum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Rocha, R.M., E. Guerra-Castro, C. Lira, S.M. Pauls, I. Hernandez, A. Perez, A. Sardi, J. Perez, C. Herrera, A.K. Carbonini, V. Caraballo, D. Salazar, M.C. Diaz and J.J. Cruz-Motta, 2010
Special habitats	vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Rocha, R.M., E. Guerra-Castro, C. Lira, S.M. Pauls, I. Hernandez, A. Perez, A. Sardi, J. Perez, C. Herrera, A.K. Carbonini, V. Caraballo, D. Salazar, M.C. Diaz and J.J. Cruz-Motta, 2010

Associations

Ref.	Turon, X., 2010
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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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