Ecology Summary - Alpheus frontalis

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Ecology of Alpheus frontalis

Main Ref.	Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988
Remarks	Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found in low tide areas to a depth of 130 m (Ref. 69553). Occurs in shallow infralittoral zone. Underneath perforated stones or dead corals, living in soft, web-like tubes of filamentous algae, particularly greenish-brown Oscillaria and reddish-brown Ceramium. Feeds by penetrating the algal web and spinning off pieces of algae (Ref. 102721).

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 Alpheus frontalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Estampador, E.P., 1959

Associations

Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Associations
Associated with	Algae.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1966
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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