Ecology Summary - Lafoea gaussica

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Ecology of Lafoea gaussica

Main Ref.	Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2004
Remarks	Shelf Species. Found at depths 40 to 460 m on animal debris.

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 Lafoea gaussica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	(Epibiothic on other hydroids (Acrptolaria sp), tubes of benthic organism and stem of stalked sponges.);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2004
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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.