Ecology of Aspidosiphon muelleri
 
Main Ref. Cutler, E.B., 1994
Remarks Coastal to abyssal (Ref. 19); live in solitary bases of solitary corals that have overgrown small gastropods; forming a commensal relationship (Ref. 776 and 1842, page 220). Found in discarded gastropod or scaphopod shells; from shallow, warm water live (Ref. 1840, page 220). A surface deposit-feeder (Ref. 96376).

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 Aspidosiphon muelleri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: demersal; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Açik, S., G.V. Murina, M.E. Çinar and Z. Ergen, 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Cutler, E.B., 1994

Associations

Ref. Açik, S., G.V. Murina, M.E. Çinar and Z. Ergen, 2005
Associations commensalism;
Associated with Mostly in shells (Ref. 19); Caulerpa racemosa and Halophila stipulacea; Posidonia oceanica; Rissoa violacea; Vermiliopsis infundibulum; Cystoseira crinita;
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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