Ecology Summary - Echinothrix calamaris

Ecology Summary - Echinothrix calamaris

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Ecology of Echinothrix calamaris

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Inhabits shallow coral and coral rubble areas at depths of 1 to 40 m (Ref. 800). Feeds on algae (Ref. 2938).

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 Echinothrix calamaris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Pante, E., M. Adjeroud, P. Dustan, L. Penin and M. Schrimm, 2006

Associations

संदर्भ	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Athanas dorsalis; Periclimenes cristimanus; Periclimenes zanzibaricus; Stegopontonia commensalis; Tuleariocaris zanzibarica (shrimps) (Ref. 102275).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Anonymous, 1998
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Anonymous, 1998

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		टिप्पणी
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	टिप्पणी
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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