Ecology Summary - Sertularia turbinata

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Ecology of Sertularia turbinata

Main Ref.	Coelho Filho, P.A., 2004
Remarks	Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, back reef and low spur and groove zones on algae, floating Sargassum and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 0 to 10 m. Also found on mangrove roots (Ref. 121478). As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusiod stage (Ref. 87156).

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 Sertularia turbinata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs: reef flats; lagoons; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982

Associations

Ref.	Coelho Filho, P.A., 2004
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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
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