Ecology Summary - Lamellodysidea chlorea

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Ecology of Lamellodysidea chlorea

Main Ref.	Bergquist, P.R., 1965
Remarks	Most frequently occurring sponge on dead coral reefs. Also a fouling species on pier piles and pontoons (Ref. 102838).

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 Lamellodysidea chlorea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	George, D., 2005
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: pilings; boat hulls;
Special habitats Ref.	George, D., 2005

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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