Ecology of Tetralia cavimana
 
Main Ref. Hogarth, J.P., 2012
Remarks Commensal with Acropora sp., protecting it from possible predators such as Acanthaster planci (Ref. 129713).

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 Tetralia cavimana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: other invertebrates (Guards Acropora sp.);
Special habitats Ref. Flandinette, P., 2022

Associations

Ref. Flandinette, P., 2022
Associations commensalism;
Associated with Acropora sp.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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