Ecology Summary - Sphaeroma quoyanum

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Ecology of Sphaeroma quoyanum

Main Ref.	Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling, 1995
Remarks	Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 3113). Burrows in a variety of intertidal and shallow subtidal substrates, such as marsh banks (peat, mud or clay), sponges, wood, friable rocks (sandstone, mudstone and claystone), concrete and styrofoam floats (Ref. 8055). Can also be found on pier piles (Ref. 81176).

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 Sphaeroma quoyanum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Soft Bottom: mud; ooze (, organic );
Substrate Ref.	Davidson, T.M., 2006
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows; pilings;
Special habitats Ref.	Davidson, T.M., 2006

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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