Ecology Summary - Myrmekioderma granulatum

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Ecology of Myrmekioderma granulatum

Main Ref.	Hooper, J.N.A., J.A. Kennedy and R.W.M. van Soest, 2000
Remarks	It is found from sublittoral areas to a depth of 20 meters. It inhabits fringing coral platforms, coral pools in sand and silt, beach rock and dead coral substrates to pristine coral reef slopes (Ref. 85271). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Myrmekioderma granulatum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Hooper, J.N.A. and C. Lévi, 1993
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref.	Hooper, J.N.A. and C. Lévi, 1993

Associations

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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	filtering plankton
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
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