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Ecology Summary - Phorbas amaranthus
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Ecology of Phorbas amaranthus
 
Main Ref. Engel, S. and J.R. Pawlik, 2005
Remarks Common on reefs; encrusts dead corals or the bases of live corals or on metamorphic rocks (Ref. 85482).

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 Phorbas amaranthus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Messing, Charles., 2010
Special habitats Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Engel, S. and J.R. Pawlik, 2005
Associations
Associated with
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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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