Ecology Summary - Nausithoe punctata

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Ecology of Nausithoe punctata

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	Offshore (Ref. 813). Found in deep waters (Ref. 116114). Abundant in warm waters (Ref. 101746). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 101745).

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 Nausithoe punctata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis and L. Chiaverano, 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Arai, M.N., 2012

Associations

Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism; mutualism;
Associated with	sponges (Ref. 101748).
Association remarks	Polyps may form colonies within horny sponges, which confers protection against predation and food to the scyphozoa. The scyphozoa, in turn, cleans the surrounding water. Also, the sponge benefits from the relationship by fusing its fibers with the theca of the polyp so that it limits the needed energy to build its own skeleton (Ref. 101748).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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	3.40	0.45			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.