Ecology Summary - Iotrochota birotulata

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Ecology of Iotrochota birotulata

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	Reef; mangrove; seagrass environments (Ref. 415). On hard substrates, often hosting the zoanthid Parazoanthus swiftii (Ref. 85482). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 82302).

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 Iotrochota birotulata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Symbiotic with Parazoanthus swiftii (Ref. 85482). Commensal with Leucothoe barana, Leucothoe garifunae and Leucothoe saron (Ref. 82302).
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
Ref.