Ecology Summary - Astrogymnotes thomasinae

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Ecology of Astrogymnotes thomasinae

Main Ref.	Baker, A.N., H.E.S. Clark and D.G. McKnight, 2001
Remarks	A commensal brittle star that attaches itself to antipatharian corals (Ref. 88949). Found in the upper slope (Ref. 106682).

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 Astrogymnotes thomasinae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Baker, A.N., H.E.S. Clark and D.G. McKnight, 2001
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Baker, A.N., H.E.S. Clark and D.G. McKnight, 2001
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Antipatharian corals.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.

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