Ecology Summary - Phyllorhiza punctata

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Ecology of Phyllorhiza punctata

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	Neritic (Ref. 116114). Swims near the surface in murky waters near estuaries in harbors and embayments (Ref. 3248). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 116581). Commensals: host to Charybdis feriata megalopa (Ref. 116535).

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 Phyllorhiza punctata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Rizman-Idid, M., A.B. Farrah-Azwa and V.C. Chong, 2016

Associations

Ref.	Larson, R.J., 1987
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Juvenile scombrids (Ref. 3268). Charybdis feriata megalopa, Paramacrochiron sp. (Ref. 116535).
Association remarks	Also lives in symbiosis with algal endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) throughout its free-swimming medusa stage (Ref. 3264).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 2001
Feeding habit	selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref.	DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 2001

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	3.00	0.00			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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