Ecology Summary - Heliofungia actiniformis

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Ecology of Heliofungia actiniformis

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks	No bleaching observed in Palau (Ref. 66144).

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 Heliofungia actiniformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	IUCN, 2014

Associations

Ref.	Bos, A.R., 2012
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Adult Gobiidae: Eviota lachdeberei; Eviota pellucida; Trimma sp.; and juvenile Labridae: Bodianus diana; Cirrhilabrus exquisitus; Oxycheilinus celebicus; Oxycheilinus orientalis (Ref. 91291).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
Ref.