Ecology Summary - Cladophora conferta

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Ecology of Cladophora conferta

Main Ref.	Fortes, M.D., 1995
Remarks	Grows epilithic in the intertidal and surf zones. Thalli are densely covered by epiphytic diatoms and filamentous cyanobacteria (Ref. 113518).

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 Cladophora conferta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Alves, A.M., L.M.S. de Gestinari, I.S. de Oliveira, K.L.M. Brito and C.W.D.N. Moura, 2012
Associations
Associated with	Chaetomorpha aerea, C. clavata Kütz., Cladophora coelothrix, C. montagneana and C. vagabunda.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.