Ecology Summary - Lafoea dumosa

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Ecology of Lafoea dumosa

Main Ref.	Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Remarks	Depth ranges from 0 to 3940 m (Ref. 120471). It also occurs in subtidal zone (Ref. 64386).

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 Lafoea dumosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Schuchert, P., 2001
Special habitats	Other habitats: deep-water corals; other invertebrates (Epibiotic on hydroids, ascidians, bryozoans, sponges and anthozoans.);
Special habitats Ref.	Watson, J.W., 2003

Associations

Ref.	Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks	Colonies are either stolonal or erect (Ref. 64386).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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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