Ecology Summary - Rhipidocotyle elongata

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Ecology of Rhipidocotyle elongata

Main Ref.	Arai, H.P., 1969
Remarks	Hosts of this parasite are Ophiodon, Leptocottus species (Ref. 94010).

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 Rhipidocotyle elongata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates (Refer to associated with field.);
Special habitats Ref.	Arai, H.P., 1969

Associations

Ref.	Arai, H.P., 1969
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Ophiodon elongatus, Leptocottus armatus.
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (Intestine (Ref. 94010). Refer to associated with field.)

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.