Ecology Summary - Synalpheus bousfieldi

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Ecology of Synalpheus bousfieldi

Main Ref.	Coelho Filho, P.A., 2004
Remarks	Found in pairs (Ref. 86746) and inhabits canals of sponges (Ref. 86626). It is also found on rubble (Ref. 86613) and coarse calcareous bottoms (Ref. 79730).

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 Synalpheus bousfieldi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Coelho Filho, P.A., 2006
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (sponges.);
Special habitats Ref.	Duffy, J.E., 1992

Associations

Ref.	Duffy, J.E., 1992
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Commensalism: Niphates amorpha (Ref. 86613); Hyattella intestinalis; Xestospongia proxima; Xestospongia subtriangularis; Agelas cf. clathrodes; Aiolochroia crassa (Ref. 86626); Symbiosis: Synalpheus androsi; Synalpheus chacei; Synalpheus herricki; Synalpheus pandionis; Synalpheus paraneptunus; Synalpheus regalis; Synalpheus sanctithomae (Ref. 83410).
Association remarks	Mainly inhabits Hyattella intestinalis and Hymeniacidon cf. caerulea (Ref. 86745) but is also found in a variety of sponges across its distribution (Ref. 86626).
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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