Ecology Summary - Mesothuria lactea

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Ecology of Mesothuria lactea

Main Ref.	Gutt, J., 1991
Remarks	Prefers soft bottoms probably due to its detritivore feeding habit or its mode of locomotion (Ref. 2545).

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 Mesothuria lactea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Pawson, D.L., D.J. Vance, C.G. Messing, A. Solis-Marin and C.L. Mah, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Gutt, J., 1991
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Gutt, J., 1991
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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