Ecology Summary - Alectona triradiata

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Ecology of Alectona triradiata

Main Ref.	Calcinai, B., G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano and M. Sara, 2001
Remarks	Found in calcareous conglomerate. Bores into the coral Corallium elatius.

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 Alectona triradiata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Calcinai, B., G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano and M. Sara, 2001
Special habitats	Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Calcinai, B., G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano and M. Sara, 2001

Associations

Ref.	Calcinai, B., G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano and M. Sara, 2001
Associations
Associated with	Corallium elatius.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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