Ecology Summary - Periclimenes imperator

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Ecology of Periclimenes imperator

Main Ref.	Li, X. and J.Y. Liu, 2004
Remarks	Epizoic, subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found in association with holothurians, nudibranchs and a sea star (Ref. 81533).

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 Periclimenes imperator may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	De Grave, S., 2000

Associations

Ref.	Li, X. and J.Y. Liu, 2004
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Associated with a wide range of holothurians (Ref. 81533) such as Stichopus chloronotus, Stichopus variegatus, Bohadschia sp., Thelenota ananas, Opheodesoma spectabilis, Synapta maculata (Ref. 102275), Euapta godeffroyi (Ref. 83472) and with nudibranchs such as Hexabranchus sanguineus and Risbecia tryoni (Ref. 83472); Euretaster insignis (sea star) (Ref. 102254)
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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
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