Ecology Summary - Nemopilema nomurai

Ecology Summary - Nemopilema nomurai

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Ecology of Nemopilema nomurai

Main Ref.	Kramp, P.L., 1961
Remarks	Occurs in semi-enclosed basins of marginal seas (Ref. 122853) and also found offshore (Ref. 122855). Before the chitin-covered podocysts develop into adults, they remain dormant for at least 6 years. Jellyfish blooms occur by mass excystment of these podocysts upon exposure to high temperatures (Ref. 100312).

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 Nemopilema nomurai may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Kawahara, M., K. Ohtsu and S.-I. Uye, 2013
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Kramp, P.L., 1961
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Uye, S.-I., 2008
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Uye, S.-I., 2008

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	3.23	0.28			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.

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