Ecology Summary - Porites lutea

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Ecology of Porites lutea

Main Ref.	Nemenzo, F. Sr., 1986
Remarks	Has moderate bleaching level and moderate estimated mortality (10-40%) in Palau (Ref. 66144). Primary frame-building coral of fringing and offshore reefs in UAE (Ref. 102838).

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 Porites lutea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	George, D., 2005

Associations

Ref.	Kaullysing, D., N. Taleb-Hossenkhan, B. Kulkarni and R. Bhagooli, 2019
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Coralliophila radula;
Association remarks	Host to Coralliophila radula.
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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