Ecology Summary - Pyura viarecta

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Ecology of Pyura viarecta

Main Ref.	Kott, P., 2005
Remarks	Found on a reef slope (Ref. 1134); low tide, lived fixed on branchy corals at the level of ramifications of the madrepores (Ref. 2258). Occurs at the low tide mark. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Pyura viarecta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Kott, P., 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
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.