Ecology Summary - Stylophora pistillata

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Ecology of Stylophora pistillata

Main Ref.	Hodgson, G., 1998
Remarks	Found in shallow reef habitats exposed to strong wave action (Ref. 98471). Common from the reef flat to intermediate depths (Ref. 269). Also in shallow fringing reefs and on rocks in khor channels (Ref. 102838). Shows a high degree of variation in branch thickness depending upon depth and degree of exposure, with more delicate forms found in deeper, more protected biomes (Ref. 269).

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 Stylophora pistillata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000

Associations

Ref.	Hodgson, G., 1998
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000

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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