Ecology Summary - Thysanoessa spinifera

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Ecology of Thysanoessa spinifera

Main Ref.	Brinton, E., 1962
Remarks	Neritic, most associated with on-shelf and near-shore habitats (Ref. 118293). Key pelagic grazer (Ref. 118294).

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 Thysanoessa spinifera may be found.

Habitat

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

Associations

Ref.	Brinton, E., 1962
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Pinchuk, A.I. and R.R. Hopcroft, 2007
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	2.48	0.24			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.