Ecology Summary - Mortensenella forceps

Ecology Summary - Mortensenella forceps

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Ecology of Mortensenella forceps

Main Ref.	Proud, A.J., 1977
Remarks	Found in sand burrows. Commensal with the polychaete Echiurus echiurus (Ref. 125338).

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 Mortensenella forceps may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Proud, A.J., 1977
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Proud, A.J., 1977
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Echiurus echiurus; Siphonosoma cumanense; Ochetostoma erythrogrammon; Listriolobus sorbillans; Patinapta ooplax;
Association remarks	Commensal in sand burrows (Ref. 132434).
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.

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