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Ecology Summary - Apostichopus japonicus
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Ecology of Apostichopus japonicus
 
Main Ref. Selin, N.I., 2001
Remarks A sediment-feeder and bio-scavenger; ingests organic matter in sediment, e.g., bacteria, protozoa, diatoms, plant and animal debris including faeces (Ref. 77143).

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 Apostichopus japonicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Selin, N.I., 2001
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; bivalve; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Selin, N.I., 2001

Associations

Ref. Pivkin, M.V., 2000
Associations
Associated with The following fungal species may be found in its intestines: Acremonium fusidioides, Alternaria alternata, Chaeotomium olivaceum, Cladosporium atrospermum, C. brevicompactum, C. sphaerospermum, Dendryphiella arenaria, Oidiodendron truncatum, Penicillium brevicompactum, P. commune, P. herquei, Trichoderma aureoviride, T. harzianum, T. viride.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Wen, B, Q.F. Gao, S.L. Dong, Y.R. Hou and H.B. Yu, 2016
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Wen, B, Q.F. Gao, S.L. Dong, Y.R. Hou and H.B. Yu, 2016

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.37 0.00 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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