Ecology Summary - Fragum sueziense

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Ecology of Fragum sueziense

Main Ref.	van der Meij, S.E.T., R.G. Moolenbeek and B.W. Hoeksema, 2009
Remarks	It is found in littoral and sublittoral areas with sandy and muddy bottoms with coral rubble and seagrass (Ref. 104607).

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 Fragum sueziense may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	ter Poorten, J.J., 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	ter Poorten, J.J., 2009

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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
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