Ecology Summary - Leiaster leachi

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Ecology of Leiaster leachi

Main Ref.	DiSalvo, L.H., J.E. Randall and A. Cea, 1988
Remarks	Cryptic, rare on reef flat, lagoon and seaward reef (Ref. 102252). Also on a reef slope (Ref. 97449). Ophidiasterids are typical substrate film-feeders as well as on rock-encrusting organisms (Ref. 108108). Associated with coral communities. Dwells in hard rocky substrates (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 Leiaster leachi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; megabenthos; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Yamaguchi, M., 1975

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	3.50	0.60			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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