Ecology Summary - Mithrodia clavigera

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Ecology of Mithrodia clavigera

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Occurs at depths from 10 to 55 m (Ref. 800). Cryptic, rarely seen on reef flats and lagoon, very rare on seaward reef (Ref. 102252). Found on a reef slope (Ref. 100368). Juveniles graze on organic materials and adults feed on small, sessile invertebrates (Ref. 800). Associated with coral communities (Ref. 129602).

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 Mithrodia clavigera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; megabenthos; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Pawson, D.L., D.J. Vance, C.G. Messing, A. Solis-Marin and C.L. Mah, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	a shrimp, Periclimenes soror (Refs. 102254, 102275).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.