Ecology Summary - Ophiothrix savignyi

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Ecology of Ophiothrix savignyi

Main Ref.	OBIS, 2015
Remarks	Observed on subtidal rock, subtidal sand, coral reefs, artificial structures (Ref. 102838), sand tidal flat, rock tidal flat, rock, and sand beach (Ref. 130839). Common among sessile macroinvertebrate colonies, such as on sponges Aplysinella rhax, in crevices and in the open. Epizoic on sponges (Ref. 107862). Sponge-associated detritivore (Ref. 108144).

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 Ophiothrix savignyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	George, D., 2005
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	George, D., 2005

Associations

Ref.	George, J.D., 2012
Associations
Associated with	sponges.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Rix, L., 2015
Feeding habit	feeding on the prey of a host (commensal)
Feeding habit Ref.	Rix, L., 2015

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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