Ecology of Desmophyllum pertusum
 
Main Ref. Waller, R.G. and P.A. Tyler, 2005
Remarks Azooxanthellate (Refs. 116012, 121684). Found on a rocky reef (Ref. 121684). In deep waters (Ref. 80485); 50 m Norwegian fjords to 3600 m Mid-Atlantic ridge (Ref. 810), in bathyal zones (Ref. 85338).

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 Desmophyllum pertusum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap and J.C. Lang, 2009
Special habitats Other habitats: deep-water corals;
Special habitats Ref. Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap and J.C. Lang, 2009

Associations

Ref. Rosenberg, R., S. Dupont, T. Lundälv, H.N. Sköld, A. Norkko, J. Roth, T. Stach and M. Thorndyke, 2005
Associations
Associated with Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae; Paracytherois flexuosa (Ref. 128829).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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