Ecology Summary - Colochirus quadrangularis
Ecology of Colochirus quadrangularis
 
Main Ref. Kangas, M.I., S. Morrison, P. Unsworth, E. Lai, I. Wright and A. Thomson, 2006
Remarks Intertidal, to depths reaching 100 meters. Attached on rocks or laying in sandy areas and seagrass patches. Suspension feeder. Collect planktons and organic detritus via its feeding tentacles (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 Colochirus quadrangularis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref. Kangas, M.I., S. Morrison, P. Unsworth, E. Lai, I. Wright and A. Thomson, 2006
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref. Tsang, L.M., Kei Kei, A. Ho and W.K. Chow, 2020

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Kangas, M.I., S. Morrison, P. Unsworth, E. Lai, I. Wright and A. Thomson, 2006

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Замечание
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
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Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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