Ecology of Platypodia granulosa
 
Main Ref. Ward, M., 1941
Remarks Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on the reef between tide marks (Ref. 81564).

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 Platypodia granulosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref. CRUSTA, 2012
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Nanthinidevi, A. and P. Bathumalai, 2012
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 2.41 0.30 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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