Ecology Summary - Ophiothrix suensonii

Ecology Summary - Ophiothrix suensonii

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Ecology of Ophiothrix suensonii

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	Inhabits reefs (Ref. 415, 83942), on Agaricia sp. (Ref. 86568), mangroves (Ref. 415) and even seagrass Halimeda sp. (Ref. 86568).

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 Ophiothrix suensonii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Hotchkiss, F.H., 1982
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; Corals: hard corals; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Coats many sponges.);
Special habitats Ref.	Hendler, G. and B.S. Littman, 1986

Associations

Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.

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