Ecology Summary - Psammechinus miliaris

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Ecology of Psammechinus miliaris

Main Ref.	Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter, 1999
Remarks	It is an epibenthic species found on reefs (Ref. 95730), that feeds by grazing (Ref. 96498). It is also found in sheltered, localised populations, on fronds, rock surfaces, undersides of rocks, boulders, seaweeds, and shallowly buried under gravel (Ref. 124689).

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 Psammechinus miliaris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Zettler, M.L. and F. Gosselck, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter, 1999
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Le Pape, O., L. Baulier, A. Cloarec, J. Martin, F. Le Loc'h and Y. Désaunay, 2007
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Le Pape, O., L. Baulier, A. Cloarec, J. Martin, F. Le Loc'h and Y. Désaunay, 2007

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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