Ecology of Scyllaea pelagica
 
Main Ref. Debelius, H., 2001
Remarks Found on offshore banks and on submergent vegetation (Ref. 109264). Clings on drift algae. Feeds on hydroids (Ref. 844).

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 Scyllaea pelagica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009
Special habitats vegetation
Special habitats Ref. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009

Associations

Ref. Debelius, H., 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Debelius, H., 2001
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Debelius, H., 2001

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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