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Ecology Summary - Melicertum octocostatum
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Ecology of Melicertum octocostatum
 
Main Ref. Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Remarks Coastal species, estuarine; weak swimmer; feeds on copepods, polychaete larvae and fish larvae (Ref. 2376). Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471).

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 Melicertum octocostatum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition Copepod, polychaete larvae and fish larvae.
From individual food items 3.68 0.47 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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