Ecology Summary - Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Ecology Summary - Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

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Ecology of Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Main Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Remarks	Subtidal, to depths of 150 meters. Occur in corals and rocky reefs (Ref. 132434). Obligate symbionts of corals (Ref. 99823).

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 Xenocarcinus tuberculatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012

Associations

Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	corals; Cirrhipathes spp.;
Association remarks	Obligate symbiont of corals (Ref. 99823). Commensal with wire coral Cirrhipathes spp. (Ref. 132434).
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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