Ecology Summary - Cyphastrea serailia

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Ecology of Cyphastrea serailia

Main Ref.	Brook, F.J., 1999
Remarks	Occurs on intertidal rock pools, subtidal reefs and boulder substrata (Ref. 88997). Known to encrust over Lithophyllum at a depth of 36 m (Ref. 88968). Popular with borers: bivalves, barnacles, and polychates (Ref. 130769).

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 Cyphastrea serailia may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Vaughan, T.W., 1917

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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From individual food items
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