Ecology Summary - Meiomenia arenicola

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Ecology of Meiomenia arenicola

Main Ref.	Morse, M.P. and J.L. Norenburg, 1992
Remarks	Found in the littoral zone. Active hunter (Ref. 111265).

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 Meiomenia arenicola may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, );
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Fontoura-da-Silva, V., Dantas, R.J.D.S., Caetano, C.H.S., 2013
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Fontoura-da-Silva, V., Dantas, R.J.D.S., Caetano, C.H.S., 2013

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
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