Ecology Summary - Oikopleura rufescens
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Ecology of Oikopleura rufescens
 
Main Ref. Kott, P., 2005
Remarks Marine, planktonic; found in waters with temperatures of 13 to 29°C (Ref. 1134). It has a warm water character, it is eurythermal, euryhaline, and cosmopolitan (Ref. 3528).

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 Oikopleura rufescens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Kott, P., 2005
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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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