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Ecology of Cliona tenuis
 
Main Ref. Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks Common on shallow, wave exposed reef habitats at low 1 to 6 m deep or mid-depths 15 to 20 m especially on Acropora palmata dead colonies (Refs. 415, 124745). Also found dwelling on live corals either by direct contact (i.e., Montastraea faveolata, Diploria strigosa) or from substratum of branching or foliose species (i.e., Diploria strigosa) that settled on dead A. Palmata branches (Ref. 124745).

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 Cliona tenuis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile;: sand;
Substrate Ref. López-Victoria, M. and S. Zea, 2004
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. López-Victoria, M. and S. Zea, 2004

Associations

Ref. Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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