Ecology Summary - Lissodendoryx strongylata

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Ecology of Lissodendoryx strongylata

Main Ref.	Macdonald, K.S. III, R. Ríos and J.E. Duffy, 2006
Remarks	Occurs on lagoon bottoms among Halimeda algae at depths between 2 to 5 m (Ref. 82087). Hosts alpheid shrimps on its canals (Ref. 83410).

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 strongylata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Macdonald, K.S. III, R. Ríos and J.E. Duffy, 2006
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Rützler, K., C. Piantoni and M.C. Díaz, 2007

Associations

Ref.	Macdonald, K.S. III, R. Ríos and J.E. Duffy, 2006
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Synalpheus chacei; Synalpheus pandionis; Synalpheus paraneptunus; Synalpheus regalis; Synalpheus sanctithomae (Ref. 83410).
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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