Ecology of Leiodermatium colini
 
Main Ref. Kelly, M., 2007
Remarks On hard bottom (Refs. 89546, 102300) attached to coral rock on silty, steep reef slope with overhangs and in the entrances or interiors of submarine caves (Ref. 89546). Filter-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 Leiodermatium colini may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: silt; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Kelly, M., 2007
Special habitats Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref. Kelly, M., 2007

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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