Ecology Summary - Clathria retamalesi

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Ecology of Clathria retamalesi

Main Ref.	Fernandez, J.C., D. Bravo-Gomez, C.A. Cárdenas and E. Hajdu, 2020
Remarks	Occurs in shallow waters. Found on hard bottoms over encrusting calcareous algae, growing in proximity to red and brown algae and other sponge species Mycale acerata and Sphaerotylus antarcticus (Refs. 1225. 122856).

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 Clathria retamalesi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Fernandez, J.C., D. Bravo-Gomez, C.A. Cárdenas and E. Hajdu, 2020
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Fernandez, J.C., D. Bravo-Gomez, C.A. Cárdenas and E. Hajdu, 2020

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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