Ecology Summary - Pentaceraster alveolatus

Ecology Summary - Pentaceraster alveolatus

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Ecology of Pentaceraster alveolatus

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Occurs in sandy-rocky intertidal regions and on reef platform at depths of 1 to 60 m (Ref. 800). In shallow waters with seagrasses and macroalgae (Ref. 82802). Feeds on carrion (Ref. 800).

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 Pentaceraster alveolatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; megabenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Zenopontonia noverca (shrimp) (Ref. 102275).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.
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.
Ref.

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