Ecology Summary - Lytechinus variegatus

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Ecology of Lytechinus variegatus

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	This an epibenthic, subtidal species found in seagrass (Ref. 83942), particularly Thalassia sp. beds and lagoonal mangrove cays (Ref. 86574).

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 Lytechinus variegatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Valentine, J.F., Duffy, J.E., 2006
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975

Associations

Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975
Associations
Associated with	Clypeaster rosaceus, Eucidaris tribuloides, Diadema antillarum, few Tripneustes ventricosus and rare Arbacia punctulata.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Cobb, J. and J.M. Lawrence, 2005
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Cobb, J. and J.M. Lawrence, 2005

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			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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