Ecology Summary - Caphyra rotundifrons

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Ecology of Caphyra rotundifrons

Main Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Remarks	Selectively grazes on and shelter in the beds of Chlorodesmis fastigiata to avoid predators (Ref. 101109).

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 Caphyra rotundifrons may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Hay, M.E., J.R. Pawlik, J.E. Duffy and W. Fenical, 1989
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Hay, M.E., J.R. Pawlik, J.E. Duffy and W. Fenical, 1989

Associations

Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Associations
Associated with	Associated with algae.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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