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Ecology of Celleporaria sibogae
 
Main Ref. Colin, P.L. and C. Arneson, 1995
Remarks Found in reefs. Colonies are encrusting (Ref. 102612). Associated with the hydroid Zanclea divergens, which lives below its skeleton (Ref. 102611). Suspension feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Celleporaria sibogae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Winston, J.E. and B.F. Heimberg, 1986

Associations

Ref. Pantos, O. and O. Hoegh-Guldberg, 2011
Associations colony-forming/symphorism; symbiosis;
Associated with Zanclea divergens.
Association remarks The hydroid extends its perisarc-free colony beneath the exoskeleton of the bryozoan without changing the host exoskeleton.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit other
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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