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Drupella manje tisi koray vivan lè wap retire tisi ki nan skelèt koray la epi kite mak blan ki ka byen vit kouvri pa alg. Manje sikatris ka gen efè prejidis sou kwasans koray. Drupella prefere manje sou espès k ap grandi rapid ak fòm kwasans konplèks, branch tankou Acropora ak Pocillopora,ref men yo pral manje sou pifò koray nan absans espès prefere yo. ref Etid nan Kenya yo te jwenn yo pi asosye ak masiv Porites e pi komen nan resif pwason ke fèmti pèch nan MPA yo.ref Drupella jeneralman fòme grap sou branch ki mouri nan koloni koray ap viv, fon nan twou, anba koray, oswa sou koray mouri. Grap sa yo varye ant kèk Molisk pou plizyè mil moun.
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Drupella eat live coral tissue by stripping the tissue from the coral skeleton and leaving white feeding scars that can quickly become covered by algae. Feeding scars can have detrimental effects on coral growth. Drupella prefer to feed on fast-growing species with complex, branching growth forms such as Acropora and Pocillopora,ref but will feed on most corals in the absence of their preferred species. ref Studies in Kenya found them most commonly associated with massive Porites and more common in heavily fished reefs than fisheries closures in MPAs.ref Drupella generally form clusters on dead branches of live coral colonies, deep in crevices, under corals, or on dead corals. These clusters range from a few snails to over several thousand individuals.