Ecology Summary - Cyllopus lucasii

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Ecology of Cyllopus lucasii

Main Ref.	Rauschert, M. and W.E. Arntz, 2015
Remarks	Predatory; phytoplankton could serve as secondary food (Ref. 51678).

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 Cyllopus lucasii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Hopkins, T.L. and J.J. Torres, 1989
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Hopkins, T.L. and J.J. Torres, 1989
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Hopkins, T.L. and J.J. Torres, 1989

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	3.09	0.25			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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