Ecology Summary - Bdelloura candida

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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.

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