Ecology of Assiminea zubairensis
 
Main Ref. Glöer, P. and M.D. Naser, 2013
Remarks Found under stones, among decayed aquatic plants, on muddy flats, and near the burrows of Parasesarma persicum (Ref. 108384). Members of the family Assimineidae are probably detritus feeders, consuming organic material from sediments they inhabit (Ref. 108635).

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 Assiminea zubairensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Glöer, P. and M.D. Naser, 2013
Special habitats Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref. Glöer, P. and M.D. Naser, 2013

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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