Ecology of Allogalathea elegans
 
Main Ref. Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Remarks Epizoic (Ref. 106854). Associated with crinoids (Refs. 100838, 100851).

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 Allogalathea elegans may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats Coral Reefs; Other habitats: seamounts; other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref. Baba, K., E. Macpherson, G.C. Poore, S.T. Ahyong, A. Bermudez, P. Cabezas, C.-W. Lin, M. Nizinski, C. Rodrigues and K. Schnabel, 2008

Associations

Ref. Zmarzly, D.L., 1984
Associations symbiosis;
Associated with crinoids such as Comanthina schlegeli; Comanthus bennetti (Ref. 100838); Capillaster multiradiatus; Comanthina sp.; Stephanometra spicata (Ref. 100851).
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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