Ecology Summary - Diopatra dexiognatha

Ecology Summary - Diopatra dexiognatha

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Ecology of Diopatra dexiognatha

Main Ref.	Paxton, H. and J.H. Bailey-Brock, 1986
Remarks	Forms dense aggregations adjacent to the beach on the most shoreward aspect of a fringing reef. Tube-building species. Constructs vertically oriented tubes that resemble inverted J's as the tube opening faces the substratum (Ref. 123288).

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 Diopatra dexiognatha may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Paxton, H. and J.H. Bailey-Brock, 1986
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Paxton, H. and J.H. Bailey-Brock, 1986

Associations

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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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