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Ecology Summary - Bdelloura candida
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Ecology of Bdelloura candida
 
Main Ref. Blair, K.L. and P.A. Anderson, 1993
Remarks Ectoparasitic, lives its entire life on the legs and gills of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus (Ref. 114692).

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 Bdelloura candida may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Blair, K.L. and P.A. Anderson, 1993
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Limulus polyphemus.
Association remarks
Parasitism outside host (Found on the legs and gills of its host (Ref. 114692).)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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