Ecology Summary - Hypnea spinella

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Ecology of Hypnea spinella

Main Ref.	Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry, 2009
Remarks	Occurs on rocks, coral fragments, or epiphytic at intertidal depths until 30 m (Ref. 83908).

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 Hypnea spinella may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock; sea grass; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Bernecker, A., 2009

Associations

Ref.	Bernecker, A., 2009
Associations	epiphytic;
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
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