Ecology Summary - Rhopalaea abdominalis

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Ecology of Rhopalaea abdominalis

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	This is a solitary species (Ref. 128823). Found on coral debris on the sea floor (Ref. 415); in relatively deep water in coral reefs, common in shallow water, grows on hanging mangrove roots and directly on the peat bank (Ref. 1758).

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 Rhopalaea abdominalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Shenkar, N., 2013
Associations	solitary;
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
Ref.