Ecology Summary - Leucetta imberbis

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Ecology of Leucetta imberbis

Main Ref.	Thomas, J.D. and K.N. Klebba, 2007
Remarks	Commensal with amphipods.

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 Leucetta imberbis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Thomas, J.D. and K.N. Klebba, 2007
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Inhabited by Leucothoe barana and Leucothoe garifunae.
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.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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.