Ecology Summary - Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

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Ecology of Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Main Ref.	Lapointe, B.E., M.M. Littler and D.S. Littler, 1992
Remarks	Occurs in shallow inner lagoon, coral reefs, lee side and inside of reef crest, low-relief spur and groove zone among coral rubble from shallow depths until 12 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 Dictyosphaeria cavernosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Lapointe, B.E., M.M. Littler and D.S. Littler, 1992
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Norris, J.N. and K.E. Bucher, 1982

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feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
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