Ecology Summary - Thalassia testudinum

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Ecology of Thalassia testudinum

Main Ref.	Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry, 2009
Remarks	Subtidal; found in coral reefs, sand, mud, rocks, and rubble bottoms at depths between 0 to 10 m (Ref. 83909). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).

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 Thalassia testudinum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Cortés, J. and E. Salas, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Cortés, J. and E. Salas, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Lissodendoryx sigmata
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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