Ecology Summary - Ophiomastix annulosa

Ecology Summary - Ophiomastix annulosa

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Ecology of Ophiomastix annulosa

Main Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Remarks	Found beneath coral slabs and in holes and crevices. Possesses enlarged, modified, venomous spines (Ref. 800). Subtidal. Association with Ophiomastix scolopendrina may serve as its strategy in obtaining food from the host's arms (Ref. 102356).

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 Ophiomastix annulosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Schoppe, S., 2000
Associations	parasitism; symbiosis;
Associated with	Ophiomastix scolopendrina (Ref. 102356).
Association remarks	Juveniles of Ophiomastix annulosa are observed to inhabit the bursa and disk of Ophiomastix scolopendrina adults, an association termed as brood parasitism (Ref. 102356). There is no evidence of the symbiont physically damaging its host (Ref. 102357).
Parasitism	outside host

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
Ref.

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