Ecology Summary - Prionocidaris baculosa

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Ecology of Prionocidaris baculosa

Main Ref.	Miller, J., 1972
Remarks	Other species from the family Cidaridae feed on animals (living or dead) and sediments (Ref. 108726). Associated with coral communities. Cryptic species commonly found during the day. Feeds on encrusting organisms (Ref. 129602).

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 Prionocidaris baculosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Miller, J., 1972
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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	2.75	0.04			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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