Ecology Summary - Hesione pantherina

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Ecology of Hesione pantherina

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks	Free-living. Found underneath rocks (Ref. 107736).

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 Hesione pantherina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Heuer, C.M., C.H. Müller, C. Todt and R. Loesel, 2010
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Heuer, C.M., C.H. Müller, C. Todt and R. Loesel, 2010

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Heuer, C.M., C.H. Müller, C. Todt and R. Loesel, 2010
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	George, J.D., 2012

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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