Ecology Summary - Thor amboinensis

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Ecology of Thor amboinensis

Main Ref.	Coelho Filho, P.A., 2004
Remarks	Epizoic, subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on bay and nearshore. Epibiotic (Ref. 97531). Symbiotic generalist on sea anemones (Ref. 87255). Dwells in reef and seagrass habitats in Belize. Forms facultative associations with sea anemones (Ref. 128695).

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 Thor amboinensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Baeza, J.A. and C. Piantoni, 2010
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers, 2019

Associations

Ref.	Baeza, J.A. and C. Piantoni, 2010
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Entacmea quadricolor; Stichodactyla tapetum; Telmatactis cricoides; Lebrunia danae; Bartholomea annulata (Also Ref. 128695); Stichodactyla haddoni; Antheopsis papillosa; Condylactis gigantea (Also Ref. 128695); Stichodactyla helianthus; Laviactis lucida; Lebrunia neglecta (Ref. 128695); Actinodendron arboreum (Ref. 129713).
Association remarks	In contact with the tentacles, oral disc, column, and base of Stichodactyla helianthus. In contact with the tentacles, oral disc, and column of Bartholomea annulata and Lebrunia neglecta. In contact with the tentacles, oral disc, and base of Condylactis gigantea. On the column and base of Laviactis lucida (Ref. 128695).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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