Ecology Summary - Acanthaster mauritiensis

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Ecology of Acanthaster mauritiensis

Main Ref.	Uthicke, S., M.S. Pratchett, O. Bronstein, J.J. Alvarado and G. Wörheide, 2024
Remarks	Common on the outer reef slopes. Also found in reef flats. This species shows preferrence for hard coral prey but also reported to prey upon soft corals and sponges (Ref. 130720).

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 Acanthaster mauritiensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Uthicke, S., M.S. Pratchett, O. Bronstein, J.J. Alvarado and G. Wörheide, 2024
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Uthicke, S., M.S. Pratchett, O. Bronstein, J.J. Alvarado and G. Wörheide, 2024

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
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