Ecology Summary - Tumidodromia dormia

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Ecology of Tumidodromia dormia

Main Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks	Epizoic. Subtidal on hard bottom (Ref. 106854). Occurs at depths of 5 to 50 m. Prefers moderately shallow waters with rocky-muddy substrates, sometimes near reefs. Omnivorous, feeds on sea stars. Carries sponges and colonial tunicates on its back for camouflage (Ref. 343). Can occasionally be found sheltering under old bivalve shells (Ref. 125338). Predator (Ref. 128960).

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 Tumidodromia dormia may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Shen, C., 1931
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Associations
Associated with	Associated with sponges (Ref. 96667).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Bom, R.A., J.A. van Gils, K. Molenaar, A.Y. Kwarteng, R. Victor and E.O. Folmer, 2020

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	4.10	0.60			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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