Ecology Summary - Halopteris diaphana

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Ecology of Halopteris diaphana

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642), tidal inlets, exposed areas of bays, including any ledges at their entrance, sounds, caves, shallow coastal benthic habitats (< 25m) and surface or near surface water layers, including porpitids and the halopelagic Sargassum sp. fauna (Ref.86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, Thalassia sp. beds, low spur and groove zones, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on algae, Thalassia sp. blades and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 4 to 18m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).

Main Ref.

Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002

Remarks

Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642), tidal inlets, exposed areas of bays, including any ledges at their entrance, sounds, caves, shallow coastal benthic habitats (< 25m) and surface or near surface water layers, including porpitids and the halopelagic Sargassum sp. fauna (Ref.86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, Thalassia sp. beds, low spur and groove zones, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on algae, Thalassia sp. blades and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 4 to 18m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).

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 Halopteris diaphana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats; lagoons; vegetation ( leaves, );
Special habitats Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982

Associations

Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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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
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