Ecology Summary - Laomenes amboinensis

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Ecology of Laomenes amboinensis

Main Ref.	Bruce, A.J., 2005
Remarks	Epizoic, subtidal (Ref. 106854). Associated with crinoids (Ref. 83471, 100838, 102275).

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 Laomenes amboinensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Bruce, A.J., 2005
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Comanthina sp.; unidentified crinoid (Ref. 83471); Comanthus bennetti (Ref. 100838); Comantheria briareus (Ref. 102275).
Association remarks	The species occupies the oral disk of the crinoid Comanthus bennetti.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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