| Main Ref. | Kott, P., 2005 | 
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| Remarks | Heads of colonies found floating in tropical plankton (Ref. 1134); on soft bottom (Ref. 1753), sand, stone, mud and frequently under rocks on steep walls (Ref. 87801) at depths of 0 to 1000 m (Ref. 3435). | 
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies | 
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| Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; | 
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| Substrate Ref. | Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009 | 
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; | 
| Special habitats Ref. | 
| Ref. | Kott, P., 2005 | 
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| Associations | colony-forming/symphorism; | 
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| Parasitism | 
| Feeding type | |
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| Feeding type Ref. | |
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| Feeding habit Ref. | 
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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