Ecology Summary - Stereomastis sculpta

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Ecology of Stereomastis sculpta

Main Ref.	Ahyong, S.T. and B.S. Galil, 2006
Remarks	Deep sea (Ref. 97531). Feeds on large decapod remains. Exhibits detritivorous habits, considered a cropper, where it ingests forams and mud at greater depths (Ref. 116223).

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 Stereomastis sculpta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Gastoni, A., M.C. Follesa, A. Mulas, C. Porcu and A. Cau, 2010
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Gastoni, A., M.C. Follesa, A. Mulas, C. Porcu and A. Cau, 2010
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Gastoni, A., M.C. Follesa, A. Mulas, C. Porcu and A. Cau, 2010

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	3.77	0.05			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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