Ecology Summary - Heteractis crispa

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Ecology of Heteractis crispa

Main Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Remarks	Usually found subtidally among dead coral and rock rubble (Ref. 102838). Sea anemones in general feed on various invertebrates; some are suspension feeders (Ref. 833).

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 Heteractis crispa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	George, D., 2005

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
From diet composition
From individual food items
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