Ecology Summary - Echinostrephus molaris

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Ecology of Echinostrephus molaris

Main Ref.	de Beer, M., 1990
Remarks	It is a burrowing urchin. Adapted to suspension feeding, using its long aboral spines to capture drfiting algae and suspended particulates (Refs. 125618, 129602). Associated with coral communities (Ref. 129602).

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 Echinostrephus molaris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	de Beer, M., 1990
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Westlake, E.L., C. Bessey, R. Fisher, D.P. Thomson and M.D.E. Haywood, 2021

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Westlake, E.L., C. Bessey, R. Fisher, D.P. Thomson and M.D.E. Haywood, 2021
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Westlake, E.L., C. Bessey, R. Fisher, D.P. Thomson and M.D.E. Haywood, 2021

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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