Ecology Summary - Lissodendoryx sigmata

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Ecology of Lissodendoryx sigmata

Main Ref.	Zea, S., T.P. Henkel and J.R. Pawlik, 2009
Remarks	This is an epibiotic species (Ref. 108813). Attached to hard substrates in shallow lagoons, usually with turtle grass Thalassia testudinum, and deeper waters (Ref. 85482). Also in mangrove ponds (Ref. 86789).

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 Lissodendoryx sigmata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010
Special habitats	Beds: rock; sea grass;: lagoons; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010

Associations

Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Thalassia testudinum.
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		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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