Ecology Summary - Austrodecus glaciale

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Ecology of Austrodecus glaciale

Main Ref.	Child, C.A., 1998
Remarks	Feeding hosts: Cellarinella fovoelata. Method of feeding: Proboscis inserts through the frontal pore (Ref. 231). Feeds mostly on bryozoans (Ref. 121217). Continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope (Ref. 1456).

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 Austrodecus glaciale may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Child, C.A., 1998
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Cellarinella fovoelata
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Child, C.A., 1998
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Child, C.A., 1998

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	4.47	0.13			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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