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Ecology of Sphaeroma annandalei
 
Main Ref. Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling, 1995
Remarks Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 3113). Littoral (Ref. 115310). Members of the family Sphaeromatidae are omnivores in general (Ref. 108484). Bores into living prop roots of mangroves (Ref. 108486). Gut contents of other wood boring species of Sphaeroma indicates no ingestion of wood particles but algae. Some are capable of filter feeding (Ref. 108487).

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 Sphaeroma annandalei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref. Dharmaraj, K. and N.B. Nair, 1981

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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