Ecology of Oithona similis
 
Main Ref. Froneman, P.W. and E.A. Pakhomov, 1998
Remarks

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 similis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Suarez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger and P.A. Montagna, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Froneman, P.W. and E.A. Pakhomov, 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Smoot, C.A. and R.R. Hopcroft, 2017
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

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