Ecology Summary - Symplectoscyphus weddelli

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Ecology of Symplectoscyphus weddelli

Main Ref.	Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2002
Remarks	Known at depths of 119 to 390 m on muddy and rocky bottoms. Growing on uncalcified Bryozoa, polychaete tubes and Hydrozoa. It is used as substratum by other hydroids.

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 Symplectoscyphus weddelli may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2002
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
From individual food items
Ref.