Ecology Summary - Eucidaris metularia

Ecology Summary - Eucidaris metularia

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Ecology of Eucidaris metularia

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Occurs on coral reefs and rubble areas at depths of 0 to 40 m. Feeds on calcareous algae, sponges and bryozoans.

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 Eucidaris metularia may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
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	2.79	0.18			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.

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