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Ecology of Hemipecten forbesianus
 
Main Ref. Pechenik, J.A., 2005
Remarks Found intertidal on fine sand (Ref. 53). Creates large lettuce leaf-like formation on intertidal to subtidal depths among rubble and weed; a group of 5 to 20 specimens is often seen with surrounding epiphytic growths on the left valve (Ref. 101147). Living at 10-67 m (Ref. 89006).

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 Hemipecten forbesianus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Dijkstra, H.H., 2013
Associations
Associated with Turbinaria.
Association remarks Attached to the scleractinian coral.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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