Ecology Summary - Dichrometra palmata

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Ecology of Dichrometra palmata

Main Ref.	Mortensen, T., 1934
Remarks	Found on a rock substrate covered with sand and algae (Ref. 101028). Also found on coral branches among macroalgae and seagrass bed. Typically cryptic during the day, although some were found exposed (Ref. 100368). Perches on a small peak at night (Ref. 97449). Suspension feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Dichrometra palmata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Kirkendale, L. and C.G. Messing, 2003
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Corals: hard corals: ( interstitial spaces );
Special habitats Ref.	Kirkendale, L. and C.G. Messing, 2003

Associations

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Associated with
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
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