Ecology Summary - Cymatium pileare

Ecology Summary - Cymatium pileare

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Ecology of Cymatium pileare

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Usually on hard and coarse detritic bottoms (Ref. 349). Commonly found on shallow coral reefs, particularly on patch reefs and reef flats. Also on seagrass beds (Ref. 69146).

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 Cymatium pileare may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Govan, H., 1995

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Govan, H., 1995
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.

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