Ecology Summary - Didemnum perlucidum

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Ecology of Didemnum perlucidum

Main Ref.	Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005
Remarks	Found on mangrove roots and beneath stones on coral ridges (Ref. 1758). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Didemnum perlucidum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Castro, P. and M.E. Huber, 2005

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.

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