Ecology Summary - Thylacodes squamigerus

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Ecology of Thylacodes squamigerus

Main Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Remarks	It is found on rocks in intertidal areas to a depth of 30 meters. It lives in aggregations of 600 or more individuals. It is a filter feeder and uses mucous to collect drifting plankton (Ref. 865).

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 Thylacodes squamigerus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005

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	3.10	0.30			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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