Ecology Summary - Clypeasterophilus rugatus

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Ecology of Clypeasterophilus rugatus

Main Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Remarks	Symbiotic, epibiotic (Ref. 97531). Observed to feed on echinoid spines of host (Ref. 111202).

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 Clypeasterophilus rugatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Clypeaster rosaceus; Encope michellini (Ref. 111202).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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	3.51	0.15			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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