Ecology Summary - Ophiocoma scolopendrina

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Ecology of Ophiocoma scolopendrina

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Occurs in small crevices or under stones on reef platform and in shallow intertidal area (Ref. 800). On inner reef flats, extending its arms from crevices and from under rubble (Ref. 97449). Feeds on detritus (Ref. 800) and neuston (Ref. 102356). May be a deposit feeder or suspension feeder (Ref. 102356).

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 Ophiocoma scolopendrina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; megabenthos; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Fourgon, D., G. Lepoint and I. Eeckhaut, 2006

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.
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