Ecology Summary - Hermodice carunculata

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Ecology of Hermodice carunculata

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Found in coral reefs (Ref. 83919). Found at the surface on a floating log (Ref. 78667). This species excretes a neurotoxin that causes irritation and a burning sensation on human skin (Ref. 85730).

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 Hermodice carunculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Fauchald, K., A. Granados-Barba and V. Solis-Weiss, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; vegetation ( driftwood );
Special habitats Ref.	M'Intosh, W.C., 1885

Associations

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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	4.06	0.07			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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