| Main Ref. | Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005 |
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| Remarks | Known as a benthic species (Ref. 85347). Found only on coral reefs and most of the warm waters of the world. Colonial (Ref. 415). Intertidal to 736 m (Ref. 1134). Found in mangrove ponds (Ref. 1757). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Cole, L. and G. Lambert, 2009 |
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. |
| Ref. | Turon, X., 2010 |
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| Associations | colony-forming/symphorism; |
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| Feeding type Ref. | |
| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. |
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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