Ecology of Metopa bruzelii
 
Main Ref. Buhl-Mortensen, L. and P.B. Mortensen, 2005
Remarks Intertidal (Ref. 117451). Mainly found among hydroids (Ref. 117450) and also on algae (Ref. 117453). Associated to Primnoa sp., a soft coral. Suspension feeder (Ref. 117450).

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 Metopa bruzelii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref. Kedra, M., S. Gromisz, R. Jaskula, J. Legezynska, B. Maciejewska, E. Malec, A. Opanowski, K. Ostrowska, M. Weodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Weslawski, 2010
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; Corals: soft corals
Special habitats Ref. Buhl-Mortensen, L. and P.B. Mortensen, 2005

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
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Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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