Ecology Summary - Bucephalopsis longovifera

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Ecology of Bucephalopsis longovifera

Main Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Remarks	Host Specificity: This worm only occurs in great barracuda.

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 Bucephalopsis longovifera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism	(Pyloric ceca and intestine.) inside host

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
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.

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