Ecology of Onycocaris maui
 
Main Ref. Bruce, A.J., 2013
Remarks Holotype found under rock at low inter-tidal. Lives on its host sponge Haliclona sp. (Ref .123301).

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 Onycocaris maui may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: other invertebrates (Haliclona sp.);
Special habitats Ref. Bruce, A.J., 2013

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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