Ecology Summary - Leptosynapta chela

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Ecology of Leptosynapta chela

Main Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Remarks	Species of Leptosynapta dig and occupy ventilated U-shaped burrows, ingesting sand (Ref. 833).

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 Leptosynapta chela may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna);
Substrate Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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	2.00	0.00			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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