Ecology Summary - Lissodendoryx spinulosa

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Ecology of Lissodendoryx spinulosa

Main Ref.	Rützler, K., C. Piantoni and M.C. Díaz, 2007
Remarks	Occurs from shallow mangrove lagoons, on Rhizophora roots, to off-shore bottoms at depths between 29 to 89 m (Ref. 82087).

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 Lissodendoryx spinulosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Rützler, K., C. Piantoni and M.C. Díaz, 2007
Special habitats	vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Rützler, K., C. Piantoni and M.C. Díaz, 2007

Associations

Ref.	Rützler, K., C. Piantoni and M.C. Díaz, 2007
Associations	mutualism;
Associated with	Distaplia bermudensis (Ref. 82087).
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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