Ecology Summary - Temnopleurus toreumaticus

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Ecology of Temnopleurus toreumaticus

Main Ref.	Mortensen, T., 1934
Remarks	Abyssal (Ref. 88950). Feeds on the rhodophyta Corallina (Ref. 108108). Associated with coral communities. Feeds on algae. Utilizes stony debris and seaweed as cover (Ref. 129602).

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 Temnopleurus toreumaticus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Fell, H.B., 1948
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Jangoux, M. and J.M. Lawrence, 1982
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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