Ecology Summary - Caulerpa mexicana

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Ecology of Caulerpa mexicana

Main Ref.	Meñez, E.G. and H.P. Calumpong, 1982
Remarks	Occurs among mangroves and on roots of Rhizophora mangle at intertidal to 1 m depth (Ref. 87157).

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 Caulerpa mexicana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Meñez, E.G. and H.P. Calumpong, 1982
Special habitats	vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Norris, J.N. and K.E. Bucher, 1982

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
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