Ecology Summary - Gomophia egyptiaca

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Ecology of Gomophia egyptiaca

Main Ref.	Purwati, P. and D.J.W. Lane, 2004
Remarks	In Australia, it is predominant in subtidal areas (Ref. 102251). Rarely found on reef flats, lagoons and seaward reef. Cryptic. Feeds on sessile animals, algae and microbes (Ref. 102252).

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 Gomophia egyptiaca may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Yamaguchi, M., 1975

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Yamaguchi, M., 1975
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.