Ecology Summary - Micromelo undatus

Ecology Summary - Micromelo undatus

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Ecology of Micromelo undatus

Main Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Remarks	Found in algal turf areas (Ref. 844), and are common in rocky pools of the lower intertidal zone. Feeds on polychaete worms (Ref. 866).

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 Micromelo undatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Gosliner, T., 1987
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
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	3.06	0.26			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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