Ecology Summary - Psammocora columna

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Ecology of Psammocora columna

Main Ref.	Nemenzo, F. Sr., 1986
Remarks	Occurs at intertidal rock pools and common on subtidal reefs and boulders until 38 m depth (Ref. 88997). Also on a wide variety of reef slopes (Ref . 98471). Not easily seen due its small colony size and cryptic coloration (Ref. 130769).

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 Psammocora columna may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Brook, F.J., 1999
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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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
From individual food items
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