Ecology Summary - Boodlea composita

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Ecology of Boodlea composita

Main Ref.	Andrew, N. and M. Francis, 2003
Remarks	Found in various habitats: infralittoral, epilithic, epipsammic or epiphytic on coral reefs or in seagrass meadows; or loose-lying, sometimes free-floating (Ref. 99228).

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 Boodlea composita may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Leliaert, F., E. Coppejans and O. deClerck, 1998
Special habitats	Beds: rock; sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Leliaert, F., E. Coppejans and O. deClerck, 1998

Associations

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Associations	epiphytic;
Associated with
Association remarks
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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