Ecology of Aonidella cirrobranchiata
 
Main Ref. Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks Found from coarse to fine sand (Ref. 107989). Members of the family Spionidae are considered surface deposit feeders (Ref. 108297).

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 Aonidella cirrobranchiata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, );
Substrate Ref. Delgado-Blas, V.H. and P. Salazar-Silva, 2011
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. Shodhganga - a resevoir of Indian theses., 2016
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Shodhganga - a resevoir of Indian theses., 2016

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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