Ecology Summary - Juxtamusium maldivense

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Ecology of Juxtamusium maldivense

Main Ref.	Poppe, G.T., 2010
Remarks	Attached via its byssus to coral branches, under rocks or on sandy bottoms among coral rubble (Ref. 101147).

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 Juxtamusium maldivense may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Dijkstra, H.H., 2013
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Dijkstra, H.H., 2013

Associations

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feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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