Ecology Summary - Diodora funiculata

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Ecology of Diodora funiculata

Main Ref.	Mohammed, S.Z. and J.A. Al-Khayat, 1994
Remarks	Found on muddy rocks at a depth of 1 m (Ref. 107917). Members of Fissurellinae are reportedly herbivorous, feeding mainly on algae (Ref. 105343).

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 Diodora funiculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Hoffman, L., B.V. van Heugten and H. Dekker, 2006
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Herbert, D.G., 1991
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
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