Ecology Summary - Micromussa multipunctata

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Ecology of Micromussa multipunctata

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks	Commonly found in shallow water growing on carbonate rock, partially covered with sand and silt (Ref. 127523). On the rear and foreslope of reefs as well as in lagoons (Refs. 98471, 848). Often found living near beds of a common colonial zoanthid, Palythoa sp. (Ref. 127523).

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 Micromussa multipunctata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000

Associations

Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
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
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