Ecology Summary - Blastomussa merleti

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Ecology of Blastomussa merleti

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N. and G. Hodgson, 1989
Remarks	Occurs in reef environments where water is turbid (Ref. 848). Also in deep, steep slopes and crevices (Ref. 98471).

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 Blastomussa merleti may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000

Associations

Ref.	Benzoni, F., R. Arrigoni, Z. Waheed, F. Stefani and B.W. Hoeksema, 2014
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
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.