Ecology Summary - Kishinouyea corbini

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Ecology of Kishinouyea corbini

Main Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks	Occurs in shallow algal/seagrass beds, where it can anchor with its pedal disc or arm tip adhesive organs. Feeds on small crustaceans (shrimps and amphipods; Ref. 84272).

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 Kishinouyea corbini may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Larson, R.J., 1980

Associations

Ref.	Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Larson, R.J., 1980
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Larson, R.J., 1980

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	3.49	0.57			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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