Ecology of Doto kya
 
Main Ref. Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Remarks Found on hard substrates. Associated with the hydroid polyp Obelia dichotoma (Ref. 105057). Feeds on the hydroids, Abietinaria, Obelia, Plumularia, Sarsia and Eudendrium (Ref. 822).

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 Doto kya may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Al-Yamani, F.Y., V. Skryabin, N. Boltachova, N. Revkov, M. Makarov, V. Grinstov and E. Kolesnikova, 2012
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Associations
Associated with Obelia dichotoma (Ref. 105057).
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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 4.42 0.14 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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