Ecology Summary - Lysmata grabhami

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Ecology of Lysmata grabhami

Main Ref.	Wirtz, P., 1997
Remarks	Found in rock crevices. Often encountered in pairs of simultaneous hermaphrodites in the sea anemone Telmatactis cricoides. It leaves the anemone at a distance of about 20 cm when it cleans fish.

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 Lysmata grabhami may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Wirtz, P., 1997

Associations

Ref.	Wirtz, P., 1997
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	sea anemone Telmatactis cricoides.
Association remarks	The shrimp was observed to have a stable association with Telmatactis cricoides. When it touches the tentacles of the sea anemone, no feeding reactions are elicited.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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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