Ecology Summary - Toxopneustes pileolus

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Ecology of Toxopneustes pileolus

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Inhabits coral rubble and rocky reef areas, seagrass beds and coral reefs (Ref. 800). Has poisonous pedicellariae (Ref. 2957). Feeds on calcareous sediments (Ref. 108108). Found in waters less than 30m. Dwells on soft substrates. Feeds on encrusting coralline algae and turf algae (Ref. 129602).

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 Toxopneustes pileolus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Flandinette, P., 2022
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Jangoux, M. and J.M. Lawrence, 1982
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Jangoux, M. and J.M. Lawrence, 1982

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 estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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