Ecology Summary - Synalpheus minus

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Ecology of Synalpheus minus

Main Ref.	Coutière, H., 1910
Remarks	Epibiotic (Ref. 97531). Inhabits canals of sponges (Ref. 83410) found on rubble (Ref. 86613).

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 Synalpheus minus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Duffy, J.E., 1992
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Macdonald, K.S. III, R. Ríos and J.E. Duffy, 2006
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Commensalism: Hymenoacidon cf. caerulea; Pseudoceratina crassa; Xestospongia cf. proxima; Symbiosis: Synalpheus androsi; Synalpheus apioceris; Synalpheus brevifrons; Synalpheus chacei; Synalpheus filidigitus; Synalpheus pandionis; Synalpheus paraneptunus; Synalpheus regalis; Synalpheus sanctithomae; Synalpheus scaphoceris; Synalpheus williamsi (Ref. 83410).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.