Ecology Summary - Niphates digitalis

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Ecology of Niphates digitalis

Main Ref.	Engel, S. and J.R. Pawlik, 2005
Remarks	On coral reefs and hard bottoms (Ref. 85482), and in mangroves (Ref. 86836). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 86735). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay at a depth of 10 m (Ref. 87209).

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 Niphates digitalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Cortés, J., N. Van Der Hal and R.W.M. Van Soest, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Cortés, J., N. Van Der Hal and R.W.M. Van Soest, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Messing, Charles., 2010
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Symbiotic with Parazoanthus parasiticus (Ref. 85482, 87254). Commensal with Leucothoe ashleyae (Ref. 86735).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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
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