Ecology Summary - Timarete filigera

Ecology Summary - Timarete filigera

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Ecology of Timarete filigera

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I., 1996
Remarks	Intertidal, on a mixture of sand and rock fragments (Ref. 107741). Members of the family Cirratulidae are surface deposit feeders, using tentacles to feed on organic matter (Ref. 107862).

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 Timarete filigera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Rizzo, A.E. and A.C. Amaral, 2001
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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