Ecology Summary - Carcinonemertes wickhami

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Ecology of Carcinonemertes wickhami

Main Ref.	Shields, J.D. and A.M. Kuris, 1989
Remarks	Found only in broods of ovigerous lobsters. Inhabits egg-bearing pleopods and are attached to bases of uropods or pleopods adjacent to egg masses of female host. Only found in hosts with eggs in relatively advanced stages of development (Ref. 1293).

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 Carcinonemertes wickhami may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Found on Panulirus interruptus.);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Shields, J.D. and A.M. Kuris, 1989
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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