Ecology Summary - Pycnogonum rickettsi

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Ecology of Pycnogonum rickettsi

Main Ref.	Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Remarks	Coastal (Ref. 19). Feeding on hosts: Anthopleura xanthogrammica (Ref. 230).

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 Pycnogonum rickettsi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Zeigler, A.C., 1960
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Zeigler, A.C., 1960

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Bemerkung
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Bemerkung
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.