Ecology Summary - Ophioderma appressa

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Ecology of Ophioderma appressa

Main Ref.	Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson, 2000
Remarks	Found on seagrass Halimeda, corals Porites and Madracis, and rubble (Ref. 86568). This species adopt exposed position on mangrove peat banks, whereas in reef habitats they are cryptic (Ref. 86570). They are found in coral reefs in intertidal areas (Ref. 83942).

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 Ophioderma appressa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Hendler, G. and B.S. Littman, 1986
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats; lagoons; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Hotchkiss, F.H., 1982

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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