Ecology Summary - Pontonides unciger

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Ecology of Pontonides unciger

Main Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Remarks	Lives on the surfaces of living coral branches (Ref. 120218).

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 Pontonides unciger may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012

Associations

Ref.	Wagner, D., D.G. Luck and R.J, Toonen, 2012
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Cirrhipathes spp., Cirrhipathes anguina, and Pseudocirrhipathes mapia
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
Ref.