Ecology Summary - Octopus maya

Ecology Summary - Octopus maya

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Ecology of Octopus maya

Main Ref.	Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Remarks	This is a benthic and subtidal species found in rocky and seagrass bottoms (Ref. 83938). Also inhabits empty coral shells (Ref. 275) and coral reefs (Ref. 96968).

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 Octopus maya may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Hochberg, F.G. and Y.E. Camacho-García, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Hochberg, F.G. and Y.E. Camacho-García, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Van Heukelem, W.F., 1976
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Van Heukelem, W.F., 1976

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	3.69	0.51			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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