Ecology Summary - Aspidosiphon muelleri

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Ecology of Aspidosiphon muelleri

Main Ref.	Cutler, E.B., 1994
Remarks	Coastal to abyssal (Ref. 19); live in solitary bases of solitary corals that have overgrown small gastropods; forming a commensal relationship (Ref. 776 and 1842, page 220). Found in discarded gastropod or scaphopod shells; from shallow, warm water live (Ref. 1840, page 220). A surface deposit-feeder (Ref. 96376).

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 Aspidosiphon muelleri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Açik, S., G.V. Murina, M.E. Çinar and Z. Ergen, 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Cutler, E.B., 1994

Associations

Ref.	Açik, S., G.V. Murina, M.E. Çinar and Z. Ergen, 2005
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Mostly in shells (Ref. 19); Caulerpa racemosa and Halophila stipulacea; Posidonia oceanica; Rissoa violacea; Vermiliopsis infundibulum; Cystoseira crinita;
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007

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.