Ecology Summary - Valonia ventricosa

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Ecology of Valonia ventricosa

Main Ref.	Gischler, E. and R.N. Ginsburg, 1996
Remarks	Occurs in shallow, high-relief spur and groove zones (Ref. 87158), sands, rocks, coral rubble and corals, outer ridge of coral reef, lee side of reef crest, mangrove roots and among Thalassia. Depth varies from intertidal to shallow to until 9 m (Ref. 87157).

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 Valonia ventricosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Norris, J.N. and K.E. Bucher, 1982
Special habitats	Beds: rock; sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Gischler, E. and R.N. Ginsburg, 1996

Associations

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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
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