Ecology Summary - Trapezia cymodoce

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Ecology of Trapezia cymodoce

Main Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks	Epizoic, subtidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits Pocillopora corals (Ref. 106682).

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 Trapezia cymodoce may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, ); Other habitats: other invertebrates (Pocillopora corals.);
Special habitats Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008

Associations

Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Pocillopora.
Association remarks	This species is an obligate symbiont of Pocillopora hard corals. The crab benefits from the mucus produced by the coral as shelter and protection and in return, it protects the coral from crown-of- thorns by using its sharp pincers.
Parasitism

feeding

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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
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