Ecology of Luidia maculata
 
Main Ref. Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks Occurs on soft bottoms, exposed or buried in the sand (Also Ref. 129602) at depths of 0 to 90 m (Ref. 800). Also found on seagrass (Ref. 102259). Carnivorous and feeds on other echinoderms and molluscs (Ref. 800). Swallows prey as a whole, instead of protruding the stomach out to digest a prey (Ref. 125532).

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 Luidia maculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; megabenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Pinn, W.S., A.N.P. Fang, N.M. Razalli, N Nilamani, T.C. Peng, Z. Yasin, T.S. Hwai and T. Fujita, 2014

Associations

Ref. Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Schoppe, S., 2000
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Schoppe, S., 2000

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.93 0.12 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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