Ecology Summary - Leiodermatium colini

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Ecology of Leiodermatium colini

Main Ref.	Kelly, M., 2007
Remarks	On hard bottom (Refs. 89546, 102300) attached to coral rock on silty, steep reef slope with overhangs and in the entrances or interiors of submarine caves (Ref. 89546). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Leiodermatium colini may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: silt; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Kelly, M., 2007
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref.	Kelly, M., 2007

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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.