Ecology Summary - Holothuria flavomaculata

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Ecology of Holothuria flavomaculata

Main Ref.	Conand, C., S. Purcell and R. Gamboa, 2013
Remarks	Feeds on ooze from "sea plants" (Ref. 115131). Found among dead corals and on outer reef flat detrital zone (Ref. 115239).

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 Holothuria flavomaculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Conand, C., S. Purcell and R. Gamboa, 2013
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Conand, C., S. Purcell and R. Gamboa, 2013

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Jones, O.A. and R. Endean, 2012
Feeding habit
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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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