Ecology Summary - Calcigorgia gracilis

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Ecology of Calcigorgia gracilis

Main Ref.	Matsumoto, A.K., L.P. Van Ofwegen and F.M. Bayer, 2019
Remarks	Deep sea species, found at depths of 1188 to 1497 m (Ref. 121119).

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 Calcigorgia gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Matsumoto, A.K., L.P. Van Ofwegen and F.M. Bayer, 2019
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Matsumoto, A.K., L.P. Van Ofwegen and F.M. Bayer, 2019
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism; commensalism;
Associated with	ophiuroid (Ref. 121119).
Association remarks	Two of the lateral branches of the holotype was found to each bear a small ophiuroid tightly entwined around it (Ref. 121119).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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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