Ecology Summary - Neopetrosia subtriangularis

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Ecology of Neopetrosia subtriangularis

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	On reef, seagrass beds, sand flats habitats (Ref. 415), and mangroves (Ref. 86836). Hosts alpheid shrimps in its canals (Ref. 86626).

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 Neopetrosia subtriangularis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Hultgren, K.M., K.S. MacDonald III and J.E. Duffy, 2010
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Synalpheus bocas; Synalpheus bousfieldi; Synalpheus hoetjesi; Synalpheus kuadramanus; Synalpheus ul (Ref. 86626); Synalpheus chacei; Synalpheus filidigitus; Synalpheus paraneptunus; Synalpheus regalis; Synalpheus brevicarpus (Ref. 83410).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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.