Ecology of Costasiella ocellifera
 
Main Ref. Hay, M.E., J.E. Duffy, V.J. Paul, P.E. Renaud and W. Fenical, 1990
Remarks Found on submergent vegetation (Ref. 109264). Inhabits and feeds only on Avrainvillea longicaulis (Ref. 86695).

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 Costasiella ocellifera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref. Hay, M.E., J.E. Duffy, V.J. Paul, P.E. Renaud and W. Fenical, 1990
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; vegetation
Special habitats Ref. Hay, M.E., J.E. Duffy, V.J. Paul, P.E. Renaud and W. Fenical, 1990

Associations

Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009
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 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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