Ecology Summary - Pseudopolydora kempi

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Ecology of Pseudopolydora kempi

Main Ref.	López-Jamar, E., G. González and J. Mejuto, 1986
Remarks	Brackish to nearly fresh water. Lives in mucoid tubes in sandy mud of bays. Also often found outside beds of the mud shrimp Callianassa sp. (Ref. 107440). Discretely motile tentaculate suspension and surface deposit feeder (Ref. 125928).

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 Pseudopolydora kempi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Hiebert, T.C., 2015
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	López-Jamar, E., G. González and J. Mejuto, 1986
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

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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