Ecology Summary - Dicyema shorti

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Ecology of Dicyema shorti

Main Ref.	Furuya, H., R.T. Damian and F.G. Hochberg, 2002
Remarks	Found on shallow waters, its host is Amphioctopus burryi (Ref. 111254).

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 Dicyema shorti may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Octopus burryi, Caribbean armstripe octopus);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Furuya, H., R.T. Damian and F.G. Hochberg, 2002
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Amphioctopus burryi (Ref. 111254).
Association remarks
Parasitism	(Attached to renal appendages within the renal sacs) inside host

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Overstreet, R.M., Hochberg, F.G., 2009

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.