Ecology Summary - Mysis gaspensis
Ecology of Mysis gaspensis
 
Main Ref. Dadswell, M.J., 2021
Remarks Found in low tide, shallow water (ca. 20 cm deep) along the bank of estuaries and coastal areas mainly composed of sand and small pebbles. Also found in muddy and rocky substrates. Nektonic. No known information on its diet and feeding type but other Mysis species feed on detritus, zooplankton, and each other. Juveniles and adults form aggregations in either ribbon-like or globular forms (Ref. 130981).

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 Mysis gaspensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Dadswell, M.J., 2021
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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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