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Ecology of Loimia ingens
 
Main Ref. Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks Found among live corals, from depths of 3 to 10 meters. Tubes are attached to bases of coral colonies or in granite boulders (Ref. 125844). Sessile, tentaculate surface deposit feeder (Ref. 125872).

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 Loimia ingens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref. Taylor, J.D. and E.A. Glover, 2003
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Hutchings, P.A., 1990

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
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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