Ecology of Modeeria rotunda
| Main Ref. | Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003 |
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| Remarks | Uncommon deep water species (Ref. 2376). In slope (Ref. 116013). Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Lives on other hydroids (Ref. 1663), Obelia dichotoma, Bougainvillia muscus, Synthecium protectum, Parascyphus repens, Plumularia setacea, Halopteris schucherti, Clytia linearis and Lafoea dumosa (Ref. 87801) (Ref. 87801), at depths 10 to 500m (Ref. 1663, 87801). Found from off the south coast in depths of 133-1214m (Ref. 64386). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Pelagic; Hard Bottom; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Calder, D.R. and S.D. Cairns, 2009 |
| Special habitats | Other habitats: other invertebrates (Epizoic on other hydroids, Obelia dichotoma, Bougainvillia muscus, Synthecium protectum, Parascyphus repens, Plumularia setacea, Halopteris schucherti, Clytia linearis and Lafoea dumosa (Ref. 87801).); |
| Special habitats Ref. | Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009 |
Associations
| Ref. | Schuchert, P., 2001 |
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| Associations | colony-forming/symphorism; |
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feeding
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Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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