Ecology of Laomedea exigua
 
Main Ref. Cornelius, P.F.S. and C. Östman, 1987
Remarks Epizoic on Ascidia obliqua. Also recorded from Eudendrium sp., sertulariid hydroids, zoophytes, Tubularia indivisa, and under stones on a reef.

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 Laomedea exigua may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Cornelius, P.F.S. and C. Östman, 1987
Special habitats Coral Reefs; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Ascidia obliqua; Eudendrium sp.; Tubularia indivisa.);
Special habitats Ref. Cornelius, P.F.S. and C. Östman, 1987

Associations

Ref. Cornelius, P.F.S. and C. Östman, 1987
Associations
Associated with Ascidia obliqua; Eudendrium sp.; Tubularia indivisa.
Association remarks
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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