Ecology Summary - Callyspongia vaginalis

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Ecology of Callyspongia vaginalis

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	Common on reefs (Ref. 415) and hard bottoms where coral is not dense in depths between 2 to 70 m (Ref. 85482). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).

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 Callyspongia vaginalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Rützler, K., R.W.M. van Soest and C. Piantoni, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Caberoy, R.A., 1981

Associations

Ref.	Lewis, S.M., 1982
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Parazoanthus parasiticus (Ref. 87254).
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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.