Ecology Summary - Amphipholis squamata

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Ecology of Amphipholis squamata

Main Ref.	Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala, 2003
Remarks	Known from subtidal areas (Ref. 83942). Found on seagrass Halimeda sp., and corals Porites sp., Madracis sp. and Agaricia sp. (Ref. 86568). Found from intertidal shell, gravel bed, and stone (ref. 130839) to 828 m depth, often with tunicates and algae (Ref. 87872). A surface deposit-feeder (Ref. 96292).

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 Amphipholis squamata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala, 2003
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock; sea grass; Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref.	Hendler, G. and B.S. Littman, 1986

Associations

Ref.	Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala, 2003
Associations
Associated with	Often found associated with tunicates (Ref. 87872).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007

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	2.00	0.00			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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