Ecology Summary - Porcellanella triloba

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Ecology of Porcellanella triloba

Main Ref.	Komai, T., 2000
Remarks	Found in muddy sublittoral areas. Known to be a commensal of the sea pen Pteroides (Ref. 85383). In Hong Kong, the host was observed to be Pteroeides sparmanni.

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 Porcellanella triloba may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

عجرم	Haig, J., 1992
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	This is an obligate commensal of the sea pen Pteroides sparmanni.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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

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
عجرم