Ecology Summary - Phenacovolva brevirostris

Ecology Summary - Phenacovolva brevirostris

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Ecology of Phenacovolva brevirostris

Main Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Remarks	Occur in depths of less than 5 meters, on gorgonian hosts. Graze on host tissues, which also dictates the color it will become (Ref. 125532). Parasitic to Euplexaura curvata (Ref. 126204).

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 Phenacovolva brevirostris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Corals: soft corals ( on polyp, );
Special habitats Ref.	Cumming, R.L., 1997

Associations

Ref.
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Euplexaura curvata
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	4.37	0.16			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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