Ecology Summary - Eleutheria dichotoma

Ecology Summary - Eleutheria dichotoma

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Ecology of Eleutheria dichotoma

Main Ref.	Medel, M.D. and P.J. López-González, 1996
Remarks	Found in Thalassia sp. beds on substrates composed of Thalassia sp. blades. In Belize, it is found at 0.5 m depth (Ref. 87156). As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage.

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 Eleutheria dichotoma may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Spracklin, B.W., 1982

Associations

Ref.	Medel, M.D. and P.J. López-González, 1996
Associations
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.

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