Ecology Summary - Caecognathia antarctica

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Ecology of Caecognathia antarctica

Main Ref.	Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling, 1995
Remarks	Littoral to 457 m (Ref. 3113). Found on the holdfasts of H. grandifolius and M. pyrifera. Might also be associated with colonies of sponges and other complex biogenic habitats (Ref. 117937).

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 Caecognathia antarctica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Zemko, K., K. Pabis, J. Siciński and M. Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, 2015
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Zemko, K., K. Pabis, J. Siciński and M. Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, 2015

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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