Ecology Summary - Oithona plumifera

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Ecology of Oithona plumifera

Main Ref.	Hwang, J.-S., H.-U. Dahms, L.-C. Tseng and Q.-C. Chen, 2007
Remarks	Neritic (Ref. 111077). Omnivore (Ref. 129013). Feeds on phytoplankton and may possibly feed raptorially on larger particles (Ref. 108453).

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 Oithona plumifera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Hwang, J.-S., H.-U. Dahms, L.-C. Tseng and Q.-C. Chen, 2007
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Turner, J.T., 1986
Feeding habit
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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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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