Ecology Summary - Gibbonsia metzi
Ecology of Gibbonsia metzi
 
Main Ref. Yoshiyama, R.M. and J.D.S. Darling, 1982
Remarks Found among seaweeds, especially in tide pools and kelp.

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 Gibbonsia metzi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Yoshiyama, R.M. and J.D.S. Darling, 1982
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Boyle, K.S. and M.H. Horn, 2006
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.40 0.40 3.32 0.45 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.06 0.26 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref. Boyle, K.S. and M.H. Horn, 2006
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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