Main Ref. | Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton, 1993 |
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Remarks | In eastern Polynesia, it is known to be restricted to deep water (Ref. 87928). Found in intertidal areas on corals (Ref. 75831). Abundant on outer reef slope (Ref. 2923). Also found in a lagoon (Ref. 87813), on sandy bottoms (Ref. 106695), rubble or in reef pockets (Ref. 2923). Unattached or weakly attached by byssus as an adult (Ref. 2923). Tridacnids derive their nutrition from uptake of dissolved matter through their epidermis and from their symbiotic zooanthella Symbiodinium microadriaticum (Ref. 107098). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Licuanan, S., 2050 |
Special habitats | Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Corals: hard corals; |
Special habitats Ref. | Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton, 1993 |
Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Feeding habit | feeding on the prey of a host (commensal) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Morton, B., 1990 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item | ||
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