Ecology of Ophiactis savignyi
| Main Ref. | Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005 |
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| Remarks | It is found in intertidal and subtidal areas, particularly on rocky and muddy substrates (Ref. 83942). Inhabits all reef habitats; often lives in shells, gravel, sand, clay (Ref. 130839), and in sponges (Ref. 415). It occurs on mangrove swamp (Ref. 111335), dead corals with algae (Ref. 800), and seagrass Halimeda sp. (Ref. 86568). Suspension feeder (Ref. 116259). In crevices, part of fouling communities found in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005 |
| Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats; lagoons; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, ); Other habitats: other invertebrates (Sponges.); |
| Special habitats Ref. | Hotchkiss, F.H., 1982 |
Associations
| Ref. | Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005 |
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feeding
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| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Kangas, M.I., S. Morrison, P. Unsworth, E. Lai, I. Wright and A. Thomson, 2006 |
Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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