Ecology Summary - Antarctothoa polystachya

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Ecology of Antarctothoa polystachya

Main Ref.	Wright, P.J., P.J. Hayward and R.N. Hughes, 2007
Remarks

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 Antarctothoa polystachya may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; vegetation ( leaves, );
Special habitats Ref.	Wright, P.J., P.J. Hayward and R.N. Hughes, 2007

Associations

Ref.
Associations	solitary;
Associated with	Phyllophora antarctica
Association remarks	Encrusting piece of Phyllophora antarctica
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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