Ecology Summary - Lobophora variegata

Ecology Summary - Lobophora variegata

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Ecology of Lobophora variegata

Main Ref.	Lapointe, B.E., M.M. Littler and D.S. Littler, 1992
Remarks	Occurs in fore reef slope (Ref. 87158) and on mangrove prop roots, coral rubble, rocks or other hard substrates from shallow up to 120 m depth (Ref. 83908). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (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 Lobophora variegata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Lapointe, B.E., M.M. Littler and D.S. Littler, 1992
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Bernecker, A., 2009

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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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