Ecology Summary - Pseudosimnia whitworthi

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Ecology of Pseudosimnia whitworthi

Main Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Remarks	On soft coral hosts, from depths up to 5 meters. Feed on host tissue, sharing a similar coloration with the host (Ref. 125532).

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 Pseudosimnia whitworthi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Corals: soft corals
Special habitats Ref.	Tsang, L.M., Kei Kei, A. Ho and W.K. Chow, 2020

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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