Ecology Summary - Synalpheus townsendi

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Ecology of Synalpheus townsendi

Main Ref.	Coelho Filho, P.A., 2004
Remarks	Found among coral rubble, sponges or algal nodules, among sea grasses, algae, rocks, shells, tubes of polychaetes (Ref. 80391), and other submerged vegetation (Ref. 97531).

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 townsendi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Salazar, M.H., M. Wicksten and J.J. Morrone, 2005
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs; Other habitats: vegetation other invertebrates (sponges.);
Special habitats Ref.	Salazar, M.H., M. Wicksten and J.J. Morrone, 2005

Associations

Ref.	Duffy, J.E., 1992
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Agelas clathrodes.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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