Ecology Summary - Acropora muricata

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Ecology of Acropora muricata

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks	Found in subtidal areas (Ref. 86439) on shallow protected reef environments, e.g., lagoons (Ref. 846).

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 muricata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Wallace, C.C., 1999
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Wallace, C.C., 1999

Associations

Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Coralliophila erosa;
Association remarks	Host toCoralliophila erosa.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
Ref.

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