Ecology Summary - Leptochiton medinae

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Ecology of Leptochiton medinae

Main Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Remarks	Known from the intertidal areas to a depth of 300 m. They are found on hard substrates including holdfasts of Macrocystis sp., cobbles, pebbles, and shells lying on silt, under boulders or buried in sand (Ref. 87801).

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 Leptochiton medinae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Kaas, P. and R.A. van Belle, 1985
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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