Ecology of Botula cinnamomea
 
Main Ref. Poppe, G.T., 2010
Remarks Found boring in dead and living corals at intertidal and subtidal zones (Ref. 85421). In Hong Kong, also reported boring into the commercial oyster Crassostrea gigas (Ref. 75840).

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 Botula cinnamomea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Valentich-Scott, P. and P. Tongkerd, 2008

Associations

Ref. Valentich-Scott, P., 2003
Associations
Associated with Crassostrea gigas
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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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