Ecology Summary - Filophryxus dorsalis

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Ecology of Filophryxus dorsalis

Main Ref.	Bruce, N.L., 2007
Remarks	Ectoparasitic on a pontoniid shrimp (Refs. 103375, 103449).

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 Filophryxus dorsalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Markham, J.C., 2010

Associations

Ref.	Markham, J.C., 2010
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Periclimenes hertwigi.
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host (F. dorsalis is attached on the dorsal surface of the pontoniid shrimp (Ref. 103449).)

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.