Ecology Summary - Clypeaster rosaceus

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Ecology of Clypeaster rosaceus

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	Inhabits Thalassia sp. beds (Refs. 415, 86574) and sandy areas (Ref. 415).

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 Clypeaster rosaceus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975

Associations

Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975
Associations
Associated with	Lytechinus variegatus, Meoma ventricosa, Eucidaris tribuloides, Tripneustes ventricosus and Diadema antillarum.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.

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