Ecology Summary - Planes major

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Ecology of Planes major

Main Ref.	Takeda, M. and R. Webber, 2006
Remarks	This species is oceanic, and is found on flotsam (Ref. 106682).

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 Planes major may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Takeda, M. and R. Webber, 2006
Special habitats	vegetation
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Frick, M.G., K. Kopitsky, A.B. Bolten, K.A. Bjorndal, H.R. Martins, 2011
Feeding habit	feeding on the prey of a host (commensal)
Feeding habit Ref.	Frick, M.G., K. Kopitsky, A.B. Bolten, K.A. Bjorndal, H.R. Martins, 2011

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.27	0.44			Troph of adults.
From individual food items	3.22	0.36			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Frick, M.G., K. Kopitsky, A.B. Bolten, K.A. Bjorndal, H.R. Martins, 2011