- and
community structure.
Corallivores feed on
coral using a
variety of
unique adaptations and strategies.
Known corallivores include certain mollusks...
- the
Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea):
systematics of deep sea
corallivores,
including one new
genus and
three new species".
Zoological Journal of...
- with over-use of some
areas has led to an
increase in the
abundance of
corallivores such as
Drupella snails and the crown-of-thorns
starfish around the island...
-
limestone skeletal material of
marine organisms. Often, this is due to
corallivores, such as parrotfish,
which excrete sand
after digestion. However, the...
- tunicates, gorgonians, and hydrozoans; and some
species eat
corals (
corallivores). The
latter two
habits have
largely precluded the
introduction of filefish...
-
Evoplosoma claguei is a
species of deep sea
corallivores (preys on deep-sea corals). This
species in
particular is
found in
seamounts in the
North Pacific...
-
eating of
animals Araneophagy:
eating spiders Avivore:
eating birds Corallivore:
eating coral Durophagy:
eating hard-s****ed or
exoskeleton bearing organisms...
- 180 m (590 ft),
butterflyfish stick to
particular home ranges.
These corallivores are
especially territorial,
forming pairs and
staking claim to a specific...
- feed
extensively on
living coral (polyps). None of
these are
exclusive corallivores, but
polyps can make up as much as half
their diet or even more in the...
-
Evoplosoma voratus is a
species of deep sea
corallivores (preys on deep-sea corals). This
species in
particular is
found in
seamounts in the
North Pacific...
