Ecology Summary - Sphaeroma walkeri

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Ecology of Sphaeroma walkeri

Main Ref.	Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling, 1995
Remarks	Found on bay and nearshore (Ref. 111151). Estuarine to 5 m (Ref. 3113). Can also be found on pier fouling samples (Ref. 81176). Members of the family Sphaeromatidae are omnivores in general (Ref. 108484).

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 Sphaeroma walkeri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Schotte, M., J.C. Markham and G.D.F. Wilson, 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: pilings;
Special habitats Ref.	Kussakin, O.G. and M.V. Malyutina, 1993

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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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