Ecology Summary - Hemipecten forbesianus

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Ecology of Hemipecten forbesianus

Main Ref.	Pechenik, J.A., 2005
Remarks	Found intertidal on fine sand (Ref. 53). Creates large lettuce leaf-like formation on intertidal to subtidal depths among rubble and weed; a group of 5 to 20 specimens is often seen with surrounding epiphytic growths on the left valve (Ref. 101147). Living at 10-67 m (Ref. 89006).

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 Hemipecten forbesianus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Dijkstra, H.H., 2013
Associations
Associated with	Turbinaria.
Association remarks	Attached to the scleractinian coral.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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.