Ecology of Echinorhynchus brayi
 
Main Ref. Wayland, M.T., C. Sommerville and D.I. Gibson, 1999
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 Echinorhynchus brayi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: (Pachycara crassiceps (Ref. 2253).); vertebrates
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Wayland, M.T., D.I. Gibson and C. Sommerville, 2005
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Pachycara crassiceps;
Association remarks Found in the pyloric caeca, along the full length of the intestine and body cavity of Pachycara crassiceps (Ref. 2253).
Parasitism inside host (Intestine.)

feeding

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

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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