Ecology Summary - Echinoecus pentagonus

Ecology Summary - Echinoecus pentagonus

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Ecology of Echinoecus pentagonus

Main Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999
Remarks	Epizoic, subtidal (Ref. 106854).

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 Echinoecus pentagonus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Echinodermata);
Special habitats Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Diadema savigni; Diadema setosum; Echinothrix calamaris; Echinothrix diadema; Heterocentrotus mammillatus; Pseudocentrotus depressus.
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.

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