Ecology Summary - Ammothella biunguiculata

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Ecology of Ammothella biunguiculata

Main Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Remarks	Coastal to shelf (Ref. 19). Juveniles of this species parasitize the actinians Entacmaea quadricolor and are associated with the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Ref. 121217).

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 Ammothella biunguiculata may be found.

Habitat

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

Associations

Ref.	Dietz, L., J.S. Domel, F. Leese, T. Lehmann and R.R. Melzer, 2018
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Entacmaea quadricolor (Ref. 121217).
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.