Ecology of Pinctada maxima
| Main Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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| Remarks | Mainly in clear water under the influence of currents. Often in dense colonies. Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of 60 m; most common from sublittoral at depths of 5 to 30 m (Ref. 348). On various bottoms, byssally attached to hard substrates at least in the young stages (Ref. 348). Inhabits a broad range of habitat, from sand, mud, gravel, seagrass beds, deep-water reefs, to near sponges, soft corals or whip corals. Filter-feeder (Ref. 101206). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
| Special habitats | Beds: rock; sea grass; Coral Reefs; Corals: soft corals Other habitats: deep-water corals; |
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Associations
| Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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feeding
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Fathurrahman, Aunurohim and V. Fahmi, 2015 |
| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Yukihira, H., Klumpp. D.W. and J.S. Lucas, 1999 |
Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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