Ecology Summary - Leptochiton binghami

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Ecology of Leptochiton binghami

Main Ref.	Gracia, A.C., J.M. Diaz and N.E. Ardilla, 2005
Remarks	Epibiotic, found on submerged wood (Ref. 110502).

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 Leptochiton binghami may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Lyons, W.G. and F. Moretzsohn, 2009
Special habitats	vegetation ( driftwood );
Special habitats Ref.	Lyons, W.G. and F. Moretzsohn, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Gracia, A.C., J.M. Diaz and N.E. Ardilla, 2005
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
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.

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