Ecology Summary - Neopetrolisthes maculatus

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Ecology of Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Main Ref.	Komai, T., 2000
Remarks	Epizoic (Ref. 106854). Found in shallow water (Ref. 76997), subtidal (Ref. 106854). Suspension feeder. Feeds on the mucus of its sea anemone host, although it is not dependent on it (Ref. 102695).

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 Neopetrolisthes maculatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (sea anemone Stichodactyla gigantea.);
Special habitats Ref.	Valdivia, N. and W. Stotz, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Komai, T., 2000
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	sea anemones, Stychodactyla sp.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Valdivia, N. and W. Stotz, 2006

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
Ref.