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Ecology Summary - Desmapsamma anchorata
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Ecology of Desmapsamma anchorata
 
Main Ref. Messing, Charles., 2010
Remarks Known from rocky bottoms (Ref. 83912). Widely distributed in shallow reef habitats, lagoons (Ref. 415), mangrove and seagrass. Early colonizer of shallow artificial reefs (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 Desmapsamma anchorata may be found.

Habitat

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

Associations

Ref. Thomas, J.D. and K.N. Klebba, 2007
Associations commensalism;
Associated with Inhabited by Leucothoe garifunae.
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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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