Ecology Summary - Aplidium lobatum

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Ecology of Aplidium lobatum

Main Ref.	Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005
Remarks	Known as benthic species (Ref. 85347). Found on hard substrates such as rocks, dead corals, crabs, etc; colonial (Ref. 1748). Often found attached to bivalve shells Arca, or on sediments where Thalassia plants are (Ref. 86424).

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 Aplidium lobatum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: bivalve; sea grass; Other habitats: other invertebrates (crabs (Ref. 1748); bivalve Arca (Ref. 86424).);
Special habitats Ref.	Goodbody, I., 2003

Associations

Ref.	Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.