Habitat
C. gibbosum
can mainly be found in the coral reefs around tropical areas of
the western Atlantic or regions of the Caribbean (Marine
Invertebrates of Bermuda 2007).
You can find this gastropod unevenly distributed amongst
a variety of coral but mainly they are substrate feeders living
on gorgonian corals (Marine Invertebrates of Bermuda 2007).
Gorgonian corals are cnidarian polyps living symbiotically with
zoozanthellae algae, C. gibbosum is considered to be an
ectoparasitic gastropod.
C. gibbosum
enjoys tropical, marine environments (Encyclopedia of Life 2007).
It shares its niche with other animals commonly found in
warm, marine environments such as echinoderms, crustaceans,
cnidarians, and other mollusks (National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration 2013).
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