Ecology Summary - Cliona delitrix

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Ecology of Cliona delitrix

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	Very common species on shallow to deeper reefs greater than 4 m deep (Ref. 415). Excavating on reefs (Ref. 85482).

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 Cliona delitrix may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Rützler, K., R.W.M. van Soest and C. Piantoni, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Opmerking
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Opmerking
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.