Ecology Summary - Neopetrosia sigmafera

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Ecology of Neopetrosia sigmafera

Main Ref.	Vicente, J., J.A. Rios, S. Zea and R.J. Toonen, 2019
Remarks	Found on shallow patch of reefs, deep reefs and sand flats. Zoanthids are occasionally observed growing on this species. Known to harbor a host specific community of the cyanobacteria Synechococcus spongiarum which produce high amounts of chlorophyll-a (Ref. 121135).

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 Neopetrosia sigmafera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand ( level, );
Substrate Ref.	Vicente, J., J.A. Rios, S. Zea and R.J. Toonen, 2019
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Vicente, J., J.A. Rios, S. Zea and R.J. Toonen, 2019

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Bemerkung
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Bemerkung
From diet composition
From individual food items
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