Ecology Summary - Entacmaea quadricolor
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Ecologia de Entacmaea quadricolor
 
Ref. principal Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992
Notas Commonly attached deeply in crevice or hole so that only tentacles are visible (Ref. 9810). Attached specifically deep within a crevice on coral reefs and among rocks (Ref. 102838). Collumn without verrucae and usually brown, sometimes reddish or greenish. Oral disc same brown color with tentacles and these tentacles collapse when disturbed (Ref. 9810). Smaller individuals are clustered in shallow waters. Larger individuals are usually solitary, and found in deeper waters. Has a symbiotic zooxanthellae, which produces food through photosynthesis (Ref. 125532). Host to the clown fish Amphiprion clarkii (Ref. 102838). Sea anemones in general feed on various invertebrates; some are suspension feeders (Ref. 833).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Entacmaea quadricolor may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrato Ref. Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Habitats especiais Ref. Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992

Associações

Ref. Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992
Associações symbiosis;
Associado a Amphiprion akindynos; Amphirion allardi (Ref. 9810); Amphiprion clarkii (Refs. 102838, 129713).
Observações da associação
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação
Tipo de alimentação Ref.
Hábito alimentar
Hábito alimentar Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossário [ e.g. cnidaria]
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