Ecology Summary - Cuthona albocrusta

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Ecology of Cuthona albocrusta

Main Ref.	Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Remarks	Feeds on the hydroid Tubularia sp.

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 Cuthona albocrusta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005

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	4.37	0.16			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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