Ecology Summary - Rayllianassa amboinensis

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Ecology of Rayllianassa amboinensis

Main Ref.	Schram, F.R. and J.C. von Vaupel Klein, 2012
Remarks	Suspension feeder; burrows in various types of sediments; cryptic lifestyle (Ref. 97324). It also inhabits burrows in sponges or alcyonacean soft corals (Ref. 97481).

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 Rayllianassa amboinensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Schram, F.R. and J.C. von Vaupel Klein, 2012
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Schram, F.R. and J.C. von Vaupel Klein, 2012

Associations

Ref.	Komai, T., Y. Fujita and T. Maenosono, 2014
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	sponges and alcyonacean soft corals.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Schram, F.R. and J.C. von Vaupel Klein, 2012
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Schram, F.R. and J.C. von Vaupel Klein, 2012

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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