Ecology Summary - Acanthaster benziei

Ecology Summary - Acanthaster benziei

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Ecology of Acanthaster benziei

Main Ref.	Worheide, G., E. Kaltenbacher, Z.-L. Cowan and G. Haszprunar, 2022
Remarks	Found in coral reefs, mainly in the outer reef surfaces where it mostly hides in crevices during the day and feeds nocturnally (Ref. 131236).

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 Acanthaster benziei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Worheide, G., E. Kaltenbacher, Z.-L. Cowan and G. Haszprunar, 2022
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Worheide, G., E. Kaltenbacher, Z.-L. Cowan and G. Haszprunar, 2022

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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
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