Ecology Summary - Svenzea zeai

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Ecology of Svenzea zeai

Main Ref.	Zea, S., T.P. Henkel and J.R. Pawlik, 2009
Remarks	Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 82302). Known from depths between 20 to 40 m (Ref. 081714).

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 Svenzea zeai may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Rützler, K., R.W.M. van Soest and C. Piantoni, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Thomas, J.D. and K.N. Klebba, 2007
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Inhabited by Leucothoe barana.
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
Ref.