Ecology Summary - Macrophiothrix elongata

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Ecology of Macrophiothrix elongata

Main Ref.	George, D., 2005
Remarks	Prefers being hidden under subtidal sand and rocks and among corals with just its arms exposed (Ref. 102838). It also dwells in mixed rock and sand tidal flats (Ref. 130839). Found on coral reef, subtidal rock and is epizoic on sponges (Ref. 107862). Ophiuroids may be carnivores, scavengers, deposit feeders or suspension feeders (Ref. 833).

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 Macrophiothrix elongata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	George, D., 2005
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	George, D., 2005

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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