Ecology Summary - Marianina rosea

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Ecology of Marianina rosea

Main Ref.	Burn, R., 2006
Remarks	Found in low intertidal coral reefs; commonly inhabits dead coral slabs and boulders of the reef crest. Found in mating pairs when abundant. Brightly camouflaged (Ref. 101243). Feeds mainly on hydroids (Ref. 101242).

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 Marianina rosea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Apte, D., 2009
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	4.50	0.10			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.