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Ecology Summary - Lithodes murrayi
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Ecology of Lithodes murrayi
 
Main Ref. Macpherson, E., 2004
Remarks Benthic. Occurs in deep water (Ref. 93860). Found on rocky bottoms (Ref. 103032) as well as soft bottoms with sparse epifauna (Ref. 106495). Has a very diverse diet and is an opportunistic forager and scavenger (Ref. 93860). Feeds on benthic sessile and slow-moving organisms (Ref. 96496). Highly opportunistic and also displays necrophagy (Ref. 113076).

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 Lithodes murrayi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Naylor, J. R., W. R. Webber and J. D. Booth, 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Arnaud, P.M. and J.C. Miquel, 1985
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Griffiths, H.J., R.J. Whittle, S.J. Roberts, M. Belchier and K. Linse, 2013

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.53 0.34 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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