Ecology of Planes minutus
| Main Ref. | Pfaller, J.B., A.N. Palau, P.D. Agamboué, M. Barret, S. Ciccione, G. Cliff, A. Formia, J.C. Manfoumbi, A. Marco, G.-P. Sounguet and A.D. Tucker, 2019 |
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| Remarks | Epibiontic with sea turtles. Recruits on flotsam or pelagic animals and spends the rest of their lives rafting on the ocean's surface. Known habitats based on its association with sea turtles include nesting beaches, epipelagic, neritic, and stranding. |
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; Pelagic; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Pfaller, J.B., A.N. Palau, P.D. Agamboué, M. Barret, S. Ciccione, G. Cliff, A. Formia, J.C. Manfoumbi, A. Marco, G.-P. Sounguet and A.D. Tucker, 2019 |
| Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; others; Other habitats: vegetation ( driftwood ); vertebrates (Epibiontic with sea turtles.); |
| Special habitats Ref. | Pfaller, J.B., A.N. Palau, P.D. Agamboué, M. Barret, S. Ciccione, G. Cliff, A. Formia, J.C. Manfoumbi, A. Marco, G.-P. Sounguet and A.D. Tucker, 2019 |
Associations
| Ref. | Pfaller, J.B., A.N. Palau, P.D. Agamboué, M. Barret, S. Ciccione, G. Cliff, A. Formia, J.C. Manfoumbi, A. Marco, G.-P. Sounguet and A.D. Tucker, 2019 |
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| Associations | commensalism; |
| Associated with | Lepidochelys olivacea; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Sargassum sp.; Eretmochelys imbricata. |
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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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