Ecology Summary - Synthecium tubithecum

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Ecology of Synthecium tubithecum

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	Colonial (Ref. 19). Known from caves, deeper coastal substrates (25- 100m) of the offshore fore-reef slope, Banks and upper slope (> 100m), tops of Challenger and Argus seamounts (Ref. 86643).

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 Synthecium tubithecum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Calder, D.R. and S.D. Cairns, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Fonte Biblio.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Commento
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Commento
From diet composition
From individual food items
Fonte Biblio.