Ecology Summary - Sarcophyton glaucum

Ecology Summary - Sarcophyton glaucum

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Ecology of Sarcophyton glaucum

Main Ref.	Benayahu, Y., M.-S. Jeng, S. Perkol-Finkel and C.-F. Dai, 2004
Remarks	Very abundant and common in intertidal waters to considerable depths; inhabits soft bottom substrates, on muddy coastal areas to off-shore environments; also in turbid near-shore reefs (Ref. 101098).

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 Sarcophyton glaucum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Fabricius, K. and P. Alderslade, 2001
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Benayahu, Y., M.-S. Jeng, S. Perkol-Finkel and C.-F. Dai, 2004
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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
Ref.

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