Ecology Summary - Osedax mucofloris

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Ecology of Osedax mucofloris

Main Ref.	Glover, A.G., B. Källström, C.R. Smith and T.G. Dahlgren, 2005
Remarks	Inhabits and feeds on Minke whale (Balaenoptera acuturostrata) carcass.

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 Osedax mucofloris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates (Inhabits Minke whale carcass.);
Special habitats Ref.	Glover, A.G., B. Källström, C.R. Smith and T.G. Dahlgren, 2005

Associations

Ref.	Glover, A.G., B. Källström, C.R. Smith and T.G. Dahlgren, 2005
Associations
Associated with	Minke whale (Balaenoptera acuturostrata) carcass.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on dead animals (scavenger)
Feeding habit Ref.	Glover, A.G., B. Källström, C.R. Smith and T.G. Dahlgren, 2005

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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