Ecology of Antennella gracilis
 
Main Ref. Spracklin, B.W., 1982
Remarks Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, Thalassia sp. beds, sand trough and fore-reef slopes on algae, Thalassia sp. blades and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 3 to 31m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).

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 Antennella gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Spracklin, B.W., 1982
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats; lagoons; vegetation ( leaves, );
Special habitats Ref. Spracklin, B.W., 1982

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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