Ecology Summary - Halecium tenellum

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Ecology of Halecium tenellum

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	This is an attached species (Ref. 3123). Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642), shallow coastal benthic habitats (< 25 m) and upper slope (> 100m), tops of Challenger and Argus seamounts (Ref. 86643). Found at depths of 0 to 1046 m (Ref. 92909).

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 Halecium tenellum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Calder, D.R. and S.D. Cairns, 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (On bryozoa.);
Special habitats Ref.	Duffy, C.A.J. and S.T. Ahyong, 2015

Associations

Ref.	Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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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