Ecology of Dichrometra flagellata
 
Main Ref. MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks Mainly exposed on coral heads (Ref. 100368). Suspension feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Dichrometra flagellata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Antokhina, T.I. and T.A. Britayev, 2012
Associations symbiosis;
Associated with Hololepidella laingensis (polychaete).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit filtering plankton
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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