Ecology of Xynomaia sheni
 
Main Ref. Wong, K.J.H., Y.-F. Tsao, J.-W. Qiu and B.K.K. Chan, 2023
Remarks Found in excavated pits on the surface of hard corals (Ref. 128850).

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 Xynomaia sheni may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref. Wong, K.J.H., Y.-F. Tsao, J.-W. Qiu and B.K.K. Chan, 2023

Associations

Ref. Wong, K.J.H., Y.-F. Tsao, J.-W. Qiu and B.K.K. Chan, 2023
Associations
Associated with Collected from Coelastrea aspera, Pectinia lactuca, Pectinia paeonia, Mycedium elephantotus, and Oxypora lacera.
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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