Ecology Summary - Abyssocladia marianensis

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Ecology of Abyssocladia marianensis

Main Ref.	Hestetun, J.T., H.T. Rapp and S. Pomponi, 2019
Remarks	Holotype found at a depth of 5813 m on a vertical wall of the Mariana Trench, on mixed sandy and rocky substrate situated on a small rock. Carnivorous (Ref. 121136).

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 Abyssocladia marianensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Hestetun, J.T., H.T. Rapp and S. Pomponi, 2019
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Hestetun, J.T., H.T. Rapp and S. Pomponi, 2019
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
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