Ecology Summary - Larsonia pterophylla

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Ecology of Larsonia pterophylla

Main Ref.	Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Remarks	Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize in reef areas at depths of about 5 to 8 m (Ref. 87226).

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 Larsonia pterophylla may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Larson, R.J., 1982
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Ahlia egmontis, Myrophis punctatus, Myrophis platyrhynchus, and Albula vulpes were parasitized by hydroids (Ref. 87236).
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host (Hydranths protrude from naked basal anastomotic hydrorhizal plates, 1 to 4mm in diameter, that are attached to the dermis of the eel larvae (Ref. 87236).)

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.