Ecology Summary - Osedax japonicus

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Ecology of Osedax japonicus

Main Ref.	Fujikura, K., Y. Fujiwara and M. Kawato, 2006
Remarks	Inhabits and feeds on sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) carcass.

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 Osedax japonicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates (Inhabits sperm whale carcass.);
Special habitats Ref.	Fujikura, K., Y. Fujiwara and M. Kawato, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Fujikura, K., Y. Fujiwara and M. Kawato, 2006
Associations
Associated with	Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) carcass.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on dead animals (scavenger)
Feeding habit Ref.	Fujikura, K., Y. Fujiwara and M. Kawato, 2006

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.