Ecology Summary - Pomatostegus stellatus

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Ecology of Pomatostegus stellatus

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks	Observed to be partly buried in coral skeletons of Cyphastrea sp. and Pavona decussata. Also attached to a dead Porites cylindrica (Ref. 102066).

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 Pomatostegus stellatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna);
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Nishi, E., 1996

Associations

Ref.	Nishi, E., 1996
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	scleractinians.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Opmerking
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Opmerking
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.