Ecology Summary - Cephalodiscus gracilis

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Ecology of Cephalodiscus gracilis

Main Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Remarks	Found at depths of 0 to 274 m (Ref. 1405).

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 Cephalodiscus gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000

Associations

Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with	bryozoa and hydroids, frequently with Rhabdopleura normani.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000

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
Ref.

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