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Ecology of Ophelia limacina
 
Main Ref. Harms, J., 1993
Remarks Found along the coastal zone, often in moderately coarse sediment with low mud content (Ref. 7882). Also found on muddy fine sand (Ref. 118257). Suspension feeder (Ref. 118257). Surface deposit feeder (Ref. 66387).

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 Ophelia limacina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref. Degraer, S., J. Wittoeck, W. Appeltans, K. Cooreman, T. Deprez, H. Hillewaert, K. Hostens, J. Mees, E. Vanden Berghe and M. Vincx, 2006
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Harms, J., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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