Ecology of Mimachlamys cloacata
 
Main Ref. van der Meij, S.E.T., R.G. Moolenbeek and B.W. Hoeksema, 2009
Remarks Found among coral rubble on sandy bottoms or byssally attached to the undersides of rocks or coral boulders (Ref. 101147). Usually encrusted with sponge.

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 Mimachlamys cloacata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. van der Meij, S.E.T., R.G. Moolenbeek and B.W. Hoeksema, 2009
Special habitats Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref. Dijkstra, H.H., 2013

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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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