Ecology Summary - Platygyra ryukyuensis

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Ecology of Platygyra ryukyuensis

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N. and G. Hodgson, 1989
Remarks	Subtidally on rocks, rocky reefs, rear and foreslope of reefs and lagoons (Ref. 98471).

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 Platygyra ryukyuensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	IUCN, 2014

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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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