Ecology Summary - Linckia multifora

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Ecology of Linckia multifora

Main Ref.	Purwati, P. and D.J.W. Lane, 2004
Remarks	Found in atoll lagoons (Ref. 97298). Very common on reef flats and common in seaward reef (Ref. 102252). Usually on subtidal rocks and coral reefs (Ref. 102838). Cryptic. Feeds on algae and microbes (Refs. 102252, 129602). Occasionally parasitized by Stilifer linckiae (Ref. 129602).

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 Linckia multifora may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; megabenthos; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Pante, E., M. Adjeroud, P. Dustan, L. Penin and M. Schrimm, 2006
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: reef flats; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Pante, E., M. Adjeroud, P. Dustan, L. Penin and M. Schrimm, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Stilifer linckiae.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Yamaguchi, M., 1975
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Mendonça, V.M., M.M. Al Jabri, I. Al Ajmi, M. Al Muharrami, M. Al Areimi and H.A. Al Aghbari, 2010

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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