Ecology Summary - Corynosoma strumosum

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Ecology of Corynosoma strumosum

Main Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Remarks	Intermediate hosts: Rhombus, Gaterosteus. Bothnian Bay: in Phoca hispida; Kattegatt-Skagerrak area: in Phoca vitulina (Ref. 429). Also in Boreogadus saida (Ref. 125600).

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 Corynosoma strumosum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Associations
Associated with	Phoca, Phocaena, Halichoerus, Mustela; or birds; Phalacrocorax, Larus, Pelecanus. Intermediate hosts: marine amphipoda; larvae encysted in fishes (transport hosts ) Cottus, Clupea, Pleuronecies (Ref. 429). Also in Boreogadus saida (Ref. 125600).
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (intestine of mammals or birds.)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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.