Ecology Summary - Arete dorsalis

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Ecology of Arete dorsalis

Main Ref.	Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988
Remarks	Epizoic, intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Frequently found in reef flats and in shallow sublittoral depths. Obligatorily associated with echinoderms, usually echinoids (Ref. 69553).

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 Arete dorsalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988

Associations

Ref.	Chace, F.A. Jr., 1988
Associations	parasitism; symbiosis;
Associated with	Echinoderms, usually echinoids (Ref. 69553) such as Centrostephanus tenuispinus, Echinothrix calamaris, Echinothrix diadema, Stomopneustes variolaris, Tripneustes gratilla, Heliocidaris tuberculata, Heliocidaris erythrogramma, and Centrostephanus rodgersi (Ref. 102275). Isopods like Anchiarthrus derelictus and Bopyrinella albida (Ref. 124798).
Association remarks	Infested by Anchiarthrus derelictus and Bopyrinella albida (Ref. 124798).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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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