Ecology Summary - Ophiocoma pumila

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Ecology of Ophiocoma pumila

Main Ref.	Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson, 2000
Remarks	Found on seagrass beds, i.e., Halimeda sp., and coral species, i.e., Porites sp. and Madracis sp. (Ref. 86568).

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 Ophiocoma pumila may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Hendler, G. and B.S. Littman, 1986
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Hotchkiss, F.H., 1982

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
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