Ecology Summary - Melibe rosea

Ecology Summary - Melibe rosea

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Ecology of Melibe rosea

Main Ref.	Gosliner, T., 1987
Remarks	Inhabits the rocky intertidal region. A plankton feeder that captures minute amphipod crustaceans with the tentacles of its oral hood (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 Melibe rosea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; demersal; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Gosliner, T., 1987
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Gosliner, T., 1987
Feeding habit	selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref.	Gosliner, T., 1987

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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