Ecology Summary - Dactylocalyx pumiceus

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Ecology of Dactylocalyx pumiceus

Main Ref.	Lopes, D.A., E. Hajdu and H.M. Reiswig, 2005
Remarks	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Caribbean, from depths of 91 to 1966; bathymetric distribution from 188 to 552 m deep (Ref. 840). Inhabits lower mesophotic reefs (Ref. 128739).

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 Dactylocalyx pumiceus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Díaz, M.C., M. Nuttall, S.A. Pomponi, K. Rützler, S. Klontz, C. Adams, E.L. Hickerson and G.P. Schmahl, 2023

Associations

Ref.	Lopes, D.A., E. Hajdu and H.M. Reiswig, 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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.

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