Ecology Summary - Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae

Ecology Summary - Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae

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Ecology of Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae

Main Ref.	Rosenberg, R., S. Dupont, T. Lundälv, H.N. Sköld, A. Norkko, J. Roth, T. Stach and M. Thorndyke, 2005
Remarks	Recorded from temperatures of 4°C-8°C and salinities of 34ppm. Found on dead Desmophyllum pertusum and coral rubble. Attaches to Paramuricea placomus. Also associated with Geodia barretti and Phakellia sp.

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 Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Rosenberg, R., S. Dupont, T. Lundälv, H.N. Sköld, A. Norkko, J. Roth, T. Stach and M. Thorndyke, 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Rosenberg, R., S. Dupont, T. Lundälv, H.N. Sköld, A. Norkko, J. Roth, T. Stach and M. Thorndyke, 2005

Associations

Ref.	Rosenberg, R., S. Dupont, T. Lundälv, H.N. Sköld, A. Norkko, J. Roth, T. Stach and M. Thorndyke, 2005
Associations
Associated with	Paramuricea placomus; Desmophyllum pertusum; Geodia barretti; Phakellia sp.
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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