Ecology Summary - Manania handi

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Ecology of Manania handi

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	Attached to sea grass Zostera sp. and algae in semi-protected subtidal habitats, often sympatrically with Stauromedusae of the genus Haliclystus; their coloration make them cryptic on sea grass (Ref. 3419).

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 Manania handi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Attached to sea grass Zostera and algae in semiprotedted subtidal habitats, often sympatrically with Stauromedusae of the genus haliclystus. Their coloration make them cryptic on sea grass.);
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
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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