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Ecology of Themiste lageniformis
 
Main Ref. Cutler, E.B., A. Schulze and H.K. Dean, 2004
Remarks In oyster beds near Fort Pierce it occurs in densities as great as 2100 square meter. This species is parthenogenic; its development includes a short-lived non-feeding pelagic larval stage (Ref. 776). Coral reef, rock reef, subtidal (Ref. 1456); Commonly lives in soft coral, old coral or mussel beds (Ref. 1840, p. 154).

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 Themiste lageniformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: bivalve; Coral Reefs; Corals: soft corals Other habitats: burrows; other invertebrates (Associated either with oyster beds, where it lives in and among the shells, or with the encrusting fauna on sea walls, among the vermetid snails, sponges, and tunicates (Ref. 1778).);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Cutler, E.B., A. Schulze and H.K. Dean, 2004
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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