Ecology Summary - Padina minor

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Ecology of Padina minor

Main Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Remarks	Attached to solid substrates on reef flats or in the upper subtidal zone, or epiphytic on large macrobenthic algae and seagrass. Grows on inner reef flats and on tidal pools on the outer portions of reef flats (Ref. 80758)

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 Padina minor may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001

Associations

Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Associations	epiphytic;
Associated with	large macrobenthic algae and seagrass
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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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