Ecology of Septifer bilocularis
| Main Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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| Remarks | Frequently found in areas exposed to washing of surf with strong water current (Ref. 80041). Attached to rocks, dead corals or the underside of stones, sometimes occurring in dense colonies. Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of about 15 m (Ref. 348). Living among the alga Corallina officinalis in rock-pools between tide-marks (Ref. 88739). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058). |
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: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Oliver, P.G., A.M. Holmes, I.J. Killeen, J.M. Light and H. Wood, 2004 |
| Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; rock; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Other habitats: pilings; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Oliver, P.G., A.M. Holmes, I.J. Killeen, J.M. Light and H. Wood, 2004 |
Associations
| Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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| Associations | colony-forming/symphorism; |
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feeding
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
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Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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