Main Ref. | Spivey, H.R., 1981 |
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Remarks | Pelagic (Refs. 99821, 106854). Can be epizoic or endozoic (Ref. 106854). Commonly found attached to floating objects at the sea surface (Ref. 2777), usually to floating wood and ships' hulls (Ref. 81749). Feeds on hydrozoans (Ref. 108460). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | : sessile; Pelagic; |
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Special habitats | Other habitats: vegetation ( driftwood ); boat hulls; |
Special habitats Ref. | Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000 |
Ref. | Spivey, H.R., 1981 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Bieri, R., 1966 |
Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Bieri, R., 1966 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 4.50 | 0.10 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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