Ecology of Anoplodactylus erectus
 
Main Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Remarks Coastal to shelf (Ref. 19). On substrates ranging from soft mud, silt, and shelly sand. Found amongst bryozoans, amphipod tubes, and holdfasts of Sargassum hemiphyllum. Also a part of fouling communities (Ref. 126174).

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 Anoplodactylus erectus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); silt; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Bamber, R.N., 2009
Special habitats Other habitats: vegetation ( roots/holdfast, ); other invertebrates (Corymorpha palma and Tubularia (Ref. 210);
Special habitats Ref. Bamber, R.N., 1997

Associations

Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
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feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
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Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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