Ecology Summary - Eutonina indicans

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Ecology of Eutonina indicans

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	Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Inhabits near the surface nearshore, on the shelf (Ref. 1663). Found on Zostera, subtidal rock and crab carapace; abundant in the spring to autumn; feeds on invertebrate eggs and larvae, appendicularians and small hydromedusae (Ref. 2376). Found in coastal waters (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 Eutonina indicans may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Schuchert, P., 2001
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Other habitats: other invertebrates (It may be growing on polychaete tubes (Ref. 64386).);
Special habitats Ref.	Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998

Associations

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
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998
Feeding habit
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					invertebrate eggs, and larvae; appendicularians, small hydromedusae
From individual food items
Ref.	Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills, 1998