Ecology of Platylepas ophiophilus
 
Main Ref. Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000
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 Platylepas ophiophilus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: vertebrates (sea snakes);
Special habitats Ref. Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000

Associations

Fonte Biblio. Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000
Associations
Associated with Epizoic on sea snakes.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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

Trophic Level(s)

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