Ecology Summary - Mnemiopsis mccradyi

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Ecology of Mnemiopsis mccradyi

Main Ref.	Martorelli, S.R., 1996
Remarks	Found in the intertidal, bay and nearshore, outer continental shelf and slope. Planktonic (Ref. 116106).

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 Mnemiopsis mccradyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Moss, A.G., 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Martorelli, S.R., 1996
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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
Ref.

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