Ecology Summary - Megatrema anglicum

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Ecology of Megatrema anglicum

Main Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Remarks	Commensal on solitary zooxanthellate corals; and found in a cave (Ref. 2767).

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 Megatrema anglicum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; demersal;
Substrate Ref.	Chan, B.K.K., 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (corals);
Special habitats Ref.	Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000

Associations

Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Associated with Heterocyathus sp. and Dendrophyllia sp..
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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