Ecology Summary - Scyllaea pelagica

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Ecology of Scyllaea pelagica

Main Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Remarks	Found on offshore banks and on submergent vegetation (Ref. 109264). Clings on drift algae. Feeds on hydroids (Ref. 844).

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 Scyllaea pelagica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009
Special habitats	vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001

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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