Ecology Summary - Synalpheus stimpsonii

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Ecology of Synalpheus stimpsonii

Main Ref.	Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988
Remarks	Epizoic, subtidal on hard bottom (Ref. 106854). Found in dead coral heads and under rocks. Frequently associated with crinoids and occasionally with alcyonarians (Ref. 69553). Feeds on the mucus produced by feather stars and being a commensal, they also protect the feather star from its predators (Ref. 85383).

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 stimpsonii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988

Associations

Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Comanthus parvicirrus; Comaster gracilis (Ref. 85383); Comanthina schlegeli; Comanthus timorensis; Comanthus japonicus; Comatula purpurea (Ref. 102275).
Association remarks	This species is an obligate commensal of feather stars (Crinoidea) and are usually found in pairs.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008

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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