Ecology Summary - Luidia hardwicki

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Ecology of Luidia hardwicki

Main Ref.	Purwati, P. and D.J.W. Lane, 2004
Remarks	Members of the family Luidiidae are strictly carnivorous, feeding mainly on epifaunal organisms preferably echinoderms (Ref. 108108).

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 Luidia hardwicki may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Putchakarn, S. and P. Sonchaeng, 2004
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Jangoux, M. and J.M. Lawrence, 1982
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Jangoux, M. and J.M. Lawrence, 1982

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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