Ecology Summary - Chlorodiella laevissima

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Ecology of Chlorodiella laevissima

Main Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950
Remarks	Littoral to sublittoral (Ref. 77016). Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Associated with coral reefs. An omnivore/herbivore known to feed on algae (Ref. 97241).

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 Chlorodiella laevissima may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950

Associations

Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Associations
Associated with	Associated with facultative corals.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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