Ecology Summary - Syllis gracilis

Ecology Summary - Syllis gracilis

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Ecology of Syllis gracilis

Main Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Remarks	Intertidal to subtidal, abundant at depths of 0 to 5 m (Ref. 107174). Syllids are found on hard substrata (Ref. 86609), particularly on rocky substrates (Ref. 107173). Also in soft substrate (Ref. 112705). Motile carnivore that uses a jawed 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 Syllis gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Granados-Barba, A., V. Solis-Weiss, M. Tovar-Hernandez and V. Ochoa-Rivera, 2003
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	George, J.D., 2012

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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