Ecology Summary - Exosphaeroma gigas

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Ecology of Exosphaeroma gigas

Main Ref.	Murray, J., 1896
Remarks	It inhabits boulder beaches and feeds on detritus trapped in boulders. It is a host to Iais pubescens (Ref. 87801).

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 Exosphaeroma gigas may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; : sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Ríos, C. and E. Mutschke, 1999
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	It is a host to Iais pubescens (Ref. 87801).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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.