Ecology of Gonionemus vertens
 
Main Ref. Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Remarks Form circalittoral rocks and other hard substrata (Ref. 1314). Medusae in the Russian Far-east are extremely venomous compared to those from the northwest Pacific; in the west coast, they are found in summer attached to eel grass Ulva sp. or laminarian algae; feed on copepods (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 Gonionemus vertens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Pelagic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Attached to eelgrass, Ulva or laminarian algae (Ref. 2376).);
Special habitats Ref. Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998

Associations

Ref. Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition Copepods
From individual food items 3.00 0.00 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref. Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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