Ecology Summary - Ceraesignum maximum

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Ecology of Ceraesignum maximum

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Abundant on the outer parts of coral reefs, partly imbedded among corals (Ref. 349). Known as a ciliary feeding species. Consumes zooplankton and phytoplankton via mucus-net feeding (Ref. 66969).

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 Ceraesignum maximum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Phillips, N.E. and J.S. Shima, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref.	Irving, R.A., 1995

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Kappner, I., S.M. Al-Moghrabi and C. Richter, 2000
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Kappner, I., S.M. Al-Moghrabi and C. Richter, 2000

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	2.68	0.30			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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