Ecology Summary - Hyotissa hyotis

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Ecology of Hyotissa hyotis

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Epibiotic (Ref. 104365). Found in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298). Cemented to hard substrates. Mostly in intertidal and shallow subtidal levels to a depth of 5 m, but also to a depth of 50 m (Ref. 348).

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 Hyotissa hyotis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Preece, R.C., 1995
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
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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