Ecology Summary - Periploma aleuticum

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Ecology of Periploma aleuticum

Main Ref.	Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks	Found in shallow to deep waters (Ref. 105964). Found at depths of 10 to 709 m (Refs. 78830, 117961). Suspension feeder (Ref. 107267). Also in Ref. 118143.

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 Periploma aleuticum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna);
Substrate Ref.	Bernard, F.R., 1983
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Aitken, A.E. and J. Fournier, 1993
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Aitken, A.E. and J. Fournier, 1993

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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