Ecology Summary - Cyprideis torosa

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Ecology of Cyprideis torosa

Main Ref.	Snoeijs, P., K. Mo and S. Statens, 1987
Remarks	A deposit feeder (Ref. 96459).

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 Cyprideis torosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Gamenick, I., A. Jahn, K. Vopel and O. Giere, 1996
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Gamenick, I., A. Jahn, K. Vopel and O. Giere, 1996

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.