Ecology Summary - Anemonia sulcata

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Ecology of Anemonia sulcata

Main Ref.	Göthel, H., 1992
Remarks	Found hanging on walls that are exposed to the sun's rays or in rocky areas down to a depth of 5 m. It retreats in crevices when currents are strong (Ref. 358). Solitary (Ref. 2377).

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 Anemonia sulcata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Göthel, H., 1992
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Göthel, H., 1992

Associations

Ref.	Göthel, H., 1992
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Gobius bucchichii; Periclimines spp.; Inachus phalangium; mysids; Maja crispata; Scyllarus arctus; young Chromis chromis. It is not rare to see specimens of different species dividing the same anemone.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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	3.60	0.50			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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