Ecology Summary - Aliculastrum cylindricum

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Ecology of Aliculastrum cylindricum

Main Ref.	Allen, G.R. and S.A. McKenna, 2001
Remarks	Found in shallow waters in sand and among weeds (Ref. 799). Members of the family Haminoeidae are herbivorous, feeding mainly on diatoms and green algae (Ref. 108709).

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 Aliculastrum cylindricum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Abbott, R.T., 1991
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Malaquias, M.A.E., S. Condinho, J.L. Cervera and M. Sprung, 2004
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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