Ecology Summary - Ophiocoma brevipes

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Ecology of Ophiocoma brevipes

Main Ref.	Fell, H.B., 1948
Remarks	Found on rock pools, fringing reefs, eelgrass and dead corals (Ref. 87041). Abyssal (Ref. 88950). Solitary. Abundant under Porites lobata, among rocks and boulders on reef-rock substrate. Also in midreef to shallow subtidal corals adjacent to a lagoon. Occupies narrow crevices (Ref. 102358).

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 Ophiocoma brevipes may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Fell, H.B., 1948
Special habitats	Beds: rock; sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	de Celis, A.K., 1981

Associations

Ref.	Chartock, M.A., 1983
Associations	solitary;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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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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