Ecology of Chrysaora colorata
 
Main Ref. Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998
Remarks Found in oceanic or slope waters (Ref. 2376).

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 Chrysaora colorata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Tronolone, V.B., A.C. Morandini and A.E. Migotto, 2002
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 ctenophores, pelagic tunicates, fish eggs and larvae, planktonic crustaceans and other scyphomedusae
From individual food items
Ref. Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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