Ecology of Lafoea gaussica
 
Main Ref. Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2004
Remarks Shelf Species. Found at depths 40 to 460 m on animal debris.

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 Lafoea gaussica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats (Epibiothic on other hydroids (Acrptolaria sp), tubes of benthic organism and stem of stalked sponges.);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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