Ecology Summary - Periclimenes brevicarpalis

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Ecology of Periclimenes brevicarpalis

Main Ref.	Macnae, W. and M. Kalk, 1962
Remarks	Epizoic, Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Associated with giant anemones (Ref. 113378). Usually found in pairs. Occasionally found on hard corals (Ref. 125532).

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 Periclimenes brevicarpalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Macnae, W. and M. Kalk, 1962

Associations

Ref.	Li, X. and J.Y. Liu, 2004
Associations
Associated with	Associated with sea anemones (Ref. 81533), e.g., Macrodactyla doreensis (Ref. 83472).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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