Ecology Summary - Bathycotyle coryphaenae

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Ecology of Bathycotyle coryphaenae

Main Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Remarks	Associations: The numbers of this fluke were positively correlated with the numbers of Caligus productus and Euryphorus nordmanni on the gills of dolphin, which suggests that they may, in some way, aid each other in parasitizing this host. Host Specificity: only occurs on dolphin, but not often enough to be a characteristic parasite. Damage to Host: Moderate infections may injure dolphin.

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 Bathycotyle coryphaenae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism	(Attached to gill filaments (Ref. 359).) inside host

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996

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.