Ecology of Calocaris macandreae
 
Main Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Remarks A predator (Ref. 96501) and mobile, burrowing detritivore (Ref. 95752). Found offshore at a depth of 80 m (Ref. 2823).

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 Calocaris macandreae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Bonsdorff, E. and T.H. Pearson, 1999
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Bonsdorff, E. and T.H. Pearson, 1999
Feeding habit other
Feeding habit Ref. Bonsdorff, E. and T.H. Pearson, 1999

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.11 0.05 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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