Ecology Summary - Halammohydra octopodides

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Ecology of Halammohydra octopodides

Main Ref.	Kramp, P.L., 1961
Remarks	Intertidal (Ref. 123889). Found in medium and fine sand (Ref. 124654), and sandy soils with fine to coarse sand, sometimes mixed with shell grit (Ref. 123849). Feeds on plants, diatoms, protozoans, nematodes, gastrotrichs, copepods and others (Ref. 95963).

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 Halammohydra octopodides may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Rao, G.C. and P.N. Ganapati, 1966
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Kramp, P.L., 1961
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Rao, G.C. and P.N. Ganapati, 1966
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.