Ecology Summary - Andracantha mergi

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Ecology of Andracantha mergi

Main Ref.	Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle and L. Bajona (eds.), 2010
Remarks	Obligate intestinal parasites that lack their own digestive system (Ref. 87872).

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 Andracantha mergi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle and L. Bajona (eds.), 2010
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Definitive hosts include Mergus serrator (bird), Gavia stellata (bird), Aythya affinis (bird), Nycticorax nycticorax (bird), Haliaeetus leucocephalus (bird), and Pholis gunnellus (fish) (Ref. 87872).
Association remarks
Parasitism

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.