Ecology of Bernardpora stutchburyi
 
Main Ref. Allen, G.R., J.P. Kinch, S.A. McKenna and P. Seeto (eds.), 2003
Remarks Found more often in turbid waters. Hide under rocks and other corals. Day feeder. Reported from Hong Kong to be associated with the shrimp Hamopontonia corallicolla, where it attaches to the surface via the hooked processes on its telson (Ref. 130769).

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 Bernardpora stutchburyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Scott, P.J.B., 1984
Associations
Associated with Hamopontonia corallicolla
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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