Ecology of Clathria curacaoensis
 
Main Ref. Araya-Vargas, A., L. Busutil, A. García-Rojas, J.M.P. Chaves and L. Piedra-Castro, 2020
Remarks This species serves as a secondary host to Christmas tree worms Spirobranchus (Ref. 130452).

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 Clathria curacaoensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. García-Hernández, J.E. and B.W. Hoeksema, 2017
Associations symbiosis;
Associated with Christmas tree worms Spirobranchus (Ref. 130452).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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