Ecology Summary - Complicachlamys wardiana

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Ecology of Complicachlamys wardiana

Main Ref.	van der Meij, S.E.T., R.G. Moolenbeek and B.W. Hoeksema, 2009
Remarks	Attached via its byssus to the undersides of coral slabs at extreme low tide and under silty conditions. At times, adults may be detached and lie in the silt underneath slabs (Ref. 101147).

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 Complicachlamys wardiana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: silt;
Substrate Ref.	van der Meij, S.E.T., R.G. Moolenbeek and B.W. Hoeksema, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Dijkstra, H.H., 2013

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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