Ecology of Coralliophila radula
 
Main Ref. Brook, F.J., 1998
Remarks Associates with Porites lutea as an ectoparasite (Ref. 127936). Known from immediate subtidal to 30 m, on hermatypic scleractinian corals.

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 Coralliophila radula may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref. Kaullysing, D., N. Taleb-Hossenkhan, B. Kulkarni and R. Bhagooli, 2019

Associations

Ref. Kaullysing, D., N. Taleb-Hossenkhan, B. Kulkarni and R. Bhagooli, 2019
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Porites lutea;
Association remarks
Parasitism outside host (Density affected by distribution of the coral host along the coast-reef scale.)

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 3.34 0.61 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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