Ecology Summary - Discurria insessa

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Ecology of Discurria insessa

Main Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Remarks	Habitat: On the blades of the Feather Boa kelp in the low intertidal zone; it is occasionally found on the Pterogyphora sp. Diet: Feather Boa kelp (Egregia spp. ) (Ref. 312).

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 Discurria insessa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997

Associations

Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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