Ecology Summary - Genetyllis castanea

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Ecology of Genetyllis castanea

Main Ref.	Paxton, H. and L.M. Chou, 2000
Remarks	Inshore to offshore (Ref. 107160). Free-living, motile; feeds on the surface, carnivore (Ref. 93816).

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 Genetyllis castanea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
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.	Macdonald, T.A., B.J. Burd, V.I. Macdonald and A. van Roodselaar, 2010
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Macdonald, T.A., B.J. Burd, V.I. Macdonald and A. van Roodselaar, 2010

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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