Ecology Summary - Thyroscyphus marginatus

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Ecology of Thyroscyphus marginatus

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	Colonial (Ref. 19). Known from sounds, caves, shallow coastal benthic habitats (< 25 m), deeper coastal substrates (25- 100m) of the offshore fore-reef slope and Banks (Ref. 86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, low spur and groove zones, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 5 to 31 m (Ref. 87156).

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 Thyroscyphus marginatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982

Associations

Fonte Biblio.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Commento
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Commento
From diet composition
From individual food items
Fonte Biblio.

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