Ecology Summary - Platygyra sinensis

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Ecology of Platygyra sinensis

Main Ref.	Babcock, R.C., 2003
Remarks	Occurs in most reef habitats, particularly back reef margins. On subtidal rock and rocky reefs, back and foreslope, lagoons, and outer reef channel (Ref. 98471). Form large colonies with rounded projections. A few borers or nestlers can be found on its surface (Ref. 130769).

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 Platygyra sinensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	IUCN, 2014
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	IUCN, 2014

Associations

Ref.	Babcock, R.C., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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