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Ecology of Dicyema aegira
 
Main Ref. Short, R.B. and R.T. Damian, 1966
Remarks Found offshore (Ref. 416). Its host is Paroctopus sp. (Ref. 111254).

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 Dicyema aegira may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: other invertebrates (Octopus vulgaris);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Short, R.B. and R.T. Damian, 1966
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Paroctopus sp. (Ref. 111254).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref. Overstreet, R.M., Hochberg, F.G., 2009

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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