Ecology Summary - Modeeria rotunda

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Ecology of Modeeria rotunda

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	Uncommon deep water species (Ref. 2376). In slope (Ref. 116013). Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Lives on other hydroids (Ref. 1663), Obelia dichotoma, Bougainvillia muscus, Synthecium protectum, Parascyphus repens, Plumularia setacea, Halopteris schucherti, Clytia linearis and Lafoea dumosa (Ref. 87801) (Ref. 87801), at depths 10 to 500m (Ref. 1663, 87801). Found from off the south coast in depths of 133-1214m (Ref. 64386).

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

Uncommon deep water species (Ref. 2376). In slope (Ref. 116013). Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Lives on other hydroids (Ref. 1663), Obelia dichotoma, Bougainvillia muscus, Synthecium protectum, Parascyphus repens, Plumularia setacea, Halopteris schucherti, Clytia linearis and Lafoea dumosa (Ref. 87801) (Ref. 87801), at depths 10 to 500m (Ref. 1663, 87801). Found from off the south coast in depths of 133-1214m (Ref. 64386).

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 Modeeria rotunda may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Pelagic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Calder, D.R. and S.D. Cairns, 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Epizoic on other hydroids, Obelia dichotoma, Bougainvillia muscus, Synthecium protectum, Parascyphus repens, Plumularia setacea, Halopteris schucherti, Clytia linearis and Lafoea dumosa (Ref. 87801).);
Special habitats Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Schuchert, P., 2001
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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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