Ecology of Sphaeroma walkeri
 
Main Ref. Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling, 1995
Remarks Found on bay and nearshore (Ref. 111151). Estuarine to 5 m (Ref. 3113). Can also be found on pier fouling samples (Ref. 81176). Members of the family Sphaeromatidae are omnivores in general (Ref. 108484).

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 walkeri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref. Schotte, M., J.C. Markham and G.D.F. Wilson, 2009
Special habitats Other habitats: pilings;
Special habitats Ref. Kussakin, O.G. and M.V. Malyutina, 1993

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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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