Ecology Summary - Tanystylum orbiculare

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Ecology of Tanystylum orbiculare

Main Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Remarks	Epibiotic (Ref. 116112). Common inhabitant of Sargassum (Ref. 2115, page 35). Feeds on a demosponge (Ref. 121217).

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 Tanystylum orbiculare may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Associated with Sarsia sarsii and Tubularia crocea (Ref. 2186, p. 83).);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.