Ecology Summary - Praxillella gracilis

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Ecology of Praxillella gracilis

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Infaunal, deposit feeder (Ref. 107267). In general, maldanids are non-selective deposit feeders, ingesting sediments (Ref. 108042). Sessile burrower that uses an unarmed pharynx for feeding (Ref. 125928).

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 Praxillella gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Rouse, G. and F. Pleijel, 2001
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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