Ecology of Acropora horrida
 
Main Ref. Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks Turbid water around fringing reefs (Ref. 846). On subtidal protected deep-water flats, sandy slopes and lagoons (Ref. 98471).

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 Acropora horrida may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats;
Special habitats Ref. IUCN, 2014

Associations

Ref. Baird, A.H., P.A. Marshall and J. Wolstenholme, 2000
Associations colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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