Ecology Summary - Plerogyra simplex

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Ecology of Plerogyra simplex

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks	Found in shallow protected reef environments especially in turbid waters (Ref. 847). On reef slopes from mid to deeper regions (Ref. 98471).

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 Plerogyra simplex may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000

Associations

Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks	Branches are monocentric, forming phaceloid colonies (Ref. 847).
Parasitism

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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