Ecology Summary - Luidia senegalensis

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Ecology of Luidia senegalensis

Main Ref.	Downey, M.E., 1973
Remarks	This species is found on sandy and muddy bottoms at depths of 0 to 46 m (Ref. 83942). Burrows to feed on clams; rarely seen in the open (Ref. 111332).

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 Luidia senegalensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Alvarado, J.J. and J. Cortés, 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Gibran, F.Z., 2002

Associations

Ref.	Downey, M.E., 1973
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Gibran, F.Z., 2002
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Gibran, F.Z., 2002

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	3.23	0.17			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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