Ecology of Cinachyrella kuekenthali
 
Main Ref. Zea, S., T.P. Henkel and J.R. Pawlik, 2009
Remarks Occurs in medium-energy reef environments and deep hard bottoms (Ref. 85482).

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 Cinachyrella kuekenthali may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Messing, Charles., 2010
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Messing, Charles., 2010
Associations symbiosis;
Associated with Schizothrix mexicana.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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