Ecology Summary - Lysmata ankeri

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Ecology of Lysmata ankeri

Main Ref.	Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019
Remarks	Dwells in reef and seagrass habitats in Belize. Forms facultative associations with sea anemones.

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 Lysmata ankeri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019

Associations

Ref.	Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019
Associations
Associated with	Stichodactyla helianthus.
Association remarks	In contact with the tentacles, oral disc, and base of Stichodactyla helianthus.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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
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