Ecology Summary - Stegopontonia commensalis

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Ecology of Stegopontonia commensalis

Main Ref.	Bruce, A.J., 2005
Remarks	Associated with echinoderms (Ref. 96667), specifically with echinoids (Refs. 102275, 129713).

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 Stegopontonia commensalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Bruce, A.J., 2005
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (echinoids (Refs. 102275, 129713).);
Special habitats Ref.	Bruce, A.J., 1982

Associations

Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Associated with echinoderms (Ref. 96667), specifically with echinoids such as Diadema setosum (Ref. 83471), Diadema savignyi, Diadema setosum, Diadema paucispinum, Diadema sp. (Also Ref. 129713), Echinothrix calamaris, and Echinothrix diadema (Ref. 102275).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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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