Ecology Summary - Ptychodera pelsarti
Ecology of Ptychodera pelsarti
 
Main Ref. Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Remarks

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 Ptychodera pelsarti may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: ooze ( detritus );
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs: reef flats; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000

Trophic Level(s)

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