Ecology Summary - Meoma ventricosa

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Ecology of Meoma ventricosa

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	This is an epibenthic species found in coral reefs and seagrass areas with soft bottoms (Ref. 83942), coarse sand and shell hash to depth 200 m (Ref. 415), and Thalassia beds (Ref. 86574). Feeds on sandy substrate (Ref. 111334).

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 Meoma ventricosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, );
Substrate Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Alvarado, J.J. and J. Cortés, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975
Associations
Associated with	Occurs with the young Plagiobrissus grandis.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Chesher, R.H., 1969
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Chesher, R.H., 1969

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	2.00	0.00			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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