Ecology Summary - Leptomysis mediterranea

Ecology Summary - Leptomysis mediterranea

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Ecology of Leptomysis mediterranea

Main Ref.	Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann, 2004
Remarks	Primarily a benthic species living close to the bottom; among Cymodocea sp. and Zostera sp. seagrass; also in brackish water, mouths of rivers and lagoons (Ref. 85342). Feeding based on genus data (Ref. 96422).

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 Leptomysis mediterranea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann, 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Dauby, P.A., 1995
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Dauby, P.A., 1995

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
Ref.

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