Ecology Summary - Anilocra gigantea

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Ecology of Anilocra gigantea

Main Ref.	Bruce, N.L., 2007
Remarks	Parasitic on fishes (Ref. 103382).

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 Anilocra gigantea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Bruce, N.L., Harrison-Nelson, E.B., 1988

Associations

Ref.	Bruce, N.L., Harrison-Nelson, E.B., 1988
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Epinephelus sp.;Pristipomoides flavipinnis; Etelis carbunculus.
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (A. gigantea is positioned on the gills of its host fishes.)

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.