Ecology of Timarete anchylochaeta
 
Main Ref. Read, G.B. (comp.), 2004
Remarks Lives in crevices, cracks and coral rubble where muddy sand accumulates. Also occurs on shallow reef platforms, in mussel and oyster beds (Ref. 107425). Deposit feeder (Ref. 107249), using its tentacles or palps to feed on particulate organic matter (Ref. 107425).

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 Timarete anchylochaeta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. Riegl, B. and S.J. Purkis, 2012
Special habitats Beds: bivalve; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Riegl, B. and S.J. Purkis, 2012

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Riegl, B. and S.J. Purkis, 2012
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Riegl, B. and S.J. Purkis, 2012

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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