Ecology Summary - Zelinkiella synaptae

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Ecology of Zelinkiella synaptae

Main Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Remarks	Found on the body surface and tentacles of sea cucumbers, Synapta inhoerens and S. digitata (Ref. 115922) and polychaetous annelids (Terebellidae) (Ref. 115921). Little is known on the relationship of the rotifer with the sea cucumbers, but it is suggested that it is commensal on the integument of the echinoderm (Ref. 115922).

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 Zelinkiella synaptae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (On Leptosynapta spp. Including Leptosynapta inhaerens);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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
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