Ecology Summary - Dendrostrea folium

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Ecology of Dendrostrea folium

Main Ref.	Taylor, J.D. and E.A. Glover, 2004
Remarks	Sublittoral, to depths of around 60 meters, on rocks. Found in substrates composed of mud and dead shells and corals. Also found attached to other living sessile bivalves such as fan shells (Ref. 83511).

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 Dendrostrea folium may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Lam, K. and B. Morton, 2003
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Lam, K. and B. Morton, 2003
Associations
Associated with	Pinna atropurpurea; Isognomon ephippium
Association remarks	Found attached to other living sessile bivalves.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
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.