Ecology Summary - Chama pacifica

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Ecology of Chama pacifica

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Found in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298). Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of 30 m. Attached to corals, rocks, and pebbles (Ref. 348).

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 Chama pacifica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
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.

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.