Ecology Summary - Echinoecus pentagonus

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Ecology of Echinoecus pentagonus

Main Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999
Remarks	Epizoic, subtidal (Ref. 106854).

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 Echinoecus pentagonus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Echinodermata);
Special habitats Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Chia, D.G.B., P. Castro and P.K.L. Ng, 1999
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Diadema savigni; Diadema setosum; Echinothrix calamaris; Echinothrix diadema; Heterocentrotus mammillatus; Pseudocentrotus depressus.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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.