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Ecology Summary - Ectyoplasia ferox
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Ecology of Ectyoplasia ferox
 
Main Ref. Engel, S. and J.R. Pawlik, 2005
Remarks Occurs on coral reefs, hard bottoms, lagoons (Ref. 85482), and mangroves (Ref. 86836). It hosts alpheid shrimps in its canals (Ref. 83410). Inhabits coralline algae reefs, coral communities, algal nodules, shallow coral and lower mesophotic reefs (Ref. 128739).

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 Ectyoplasia ferox may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Messing, Charles., 2010
Special habitats Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref. Gischler, E. and R.N. Ginsburg, 1996

Associations

Ref. Macdonald, K.S. III, R. Ríos and J.E. Duffy, 2006
Associations commensalism;
Associated with Synalpheus chacei; Synalpheus herricki; Synalpheus pandionis (Ref. 83410).
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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