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Ecology of Metapontonia fungiacola
 
Main Ref. Hoeksema, B.W., S.E. Van der Meij and C.H. Fransen, 2012
Remarks Associated with mushroom corals (Ref. 104617). Lives on the discs of fungiid corals wherein it utilizes the coral septa to hide itself (Ref. 104630).

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 Metapontonia fungiacola may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Corals: hard corals: ( interstitial spaces );
Special habitats Ref. Yamashiro, H., 1999

Associations

Ref. Hoeksema, B.W., S.E. Van der Meij and C.H. Fransen, 2012
Associations commensalism;
Associated with Halomitra pileus; Herpolitha limax; Lithophyllon concinna; Lithophyllon repanda;
Association remarks
Parasitism

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
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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