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Ecology Summary - Mnemiopsis leidyi
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Ecology of Mnemiopsis leidyi
 
Main Ref. Kideys, A.E., G.A. Finenko, B.E. Anninsky, T.A. Shiganova, A. Roohi, M.R. Tabari, M. Youseffyan, M.T. Rostamuan, H. Rostami and H. Negarestan, 2004
Remarks Found in the intertidal, bay and nearshore, outer continental shelf and slope (Ref. 116106). A carnivorous hunter which feeds on zooplankton, including meroplankton, fish eggs and fish larvae (Ref. 2969). Known to tolerate a wide range of salinity (3.4 to 75.0 parts per mile) and temperature (1.3 to 32°C) from its native range in the American region.

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 Mnemiopsis leidyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Moss, A.G., 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Kideys, A.E., G.A. Finenko, B.E. Anninsky, T.A. Shiganova, A. Roohi, M.R. Tabari, M. Youseffyan, M.T. Rostamuan, H. Rostami and H. Negarestan, 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit Hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Ivanov, V.P., A.M. Kamakin, V.B. Ushivtzev, T. Shiganova, O. Zhukova, N. Aladin, S.I. Wilson, G.R. Harbison and H.J. Dumont, 2006

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 4.15 0.68 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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