Ecology of Dorometra nana
 
Main Ref. Lane, D.J.W., L.M. Marsh, VandenSpiegel and F.W.E. Rowe, 2000
Remarks It is found under coral or in rubble (Ref. 100368); also under rocks, outer reef slope (Ref. 101028), lagoon, and windward reef (Ref. 100838). Cryptic (Ref. 100838). 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 Dorometra nana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. Lane, D.J.W., L.M. Marsh, VandenSpiegel and F.W.E. Rowe, 2000
Special habitats Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref. Kirkendale, L. and C.G. Messing, 2003

Associations

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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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