Ecology Summary - Coralliophila erosa

Ecology Summary - Coralliophila erosa

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Ecology of Coralliophila erosa

Main Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Remarks	Associates with Acropora muricata as an ectoparasite (Ref. 127936).

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 Coralliophila erosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref.	Kaullysing, D., N. Taleb-Hossenkhan, B. Kulkarni and R. Bhagooli, 2019

Associations

Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Acropora muricata;
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host (Density affected by distribution of the coral host along the coast-reef scale.)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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	3.34	0.61			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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