Ecology Summary - Umimayanthus parasiticus

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Ecology of Umimayanthus parasiticus

Main Ref.	Bright, T.J., 2010
Remarks	This is a commensal species found in coral reefs particularly in subtidal areas (Ref. 83915).

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 Umimayanthus parasiticus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Cortés, J., 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: other invertebrates
Special habitats Ref.	Lewis, S.M., 1982

Associations

Ref.	Lewis, S.M., 1982
Associations	symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Hosted by Callyspongia vaginalis and Niphates digitalis (Ref. 87254). It is also a commensal species (Ref. 83915).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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

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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