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Ecology Summary - Chondrilla caribensis
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Ecology of Chondrilla caribensis
 
Main Ref. Rützler, K., S. Duran and C. Piantoni, 2007
Remarks Occurs in shallow hard bottoms. Often attaches to seagrass blades, dead finger coral branches, mangrove prop roots and artificial structures (Ref. 85482).

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 Chondrilla caribensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Messing, Charles., 2010
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; vegetation ( leaves, roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref. Messing, Charles., 2010

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
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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