Ecology Summary - Branchiosyllis oculata

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Ecology of Branchiosyllis oculata

Main Ref.	Vittor, B.A., 2002
Remarks	Found on soft substrate (Ref. 112705). Sponge parasite; lives on the surface of sponges and feeds on them (Ref. 100030).

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 Branchiosyllis oculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Parker, S.P., 1982
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Pawlik, J.R., 1983

Associations

Ref.	Pawlik, J.R., 1983
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Sponges.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.

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	3.00	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.