Ecology Summary - Polymorphus cetaceum

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Ecology of Polymorphus cetaceum

Main Ref.	Aznar, F.J., A.O. Bush and J.A. Raga, 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 Polymorphus cetaceum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: (Delphinus delphis (type-host), Turiops truncatus, dolphin species, fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus (Ref. 2421), Arctocephalus australis, Mirounga leonia, Pontoporia blainvillei (Ref. 2420).); vertebrates
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Aznar, F.J., A.O. Bush and J.A. Raga, 1999
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism	(Stomach and intestine (Ref. 2420).) inside host

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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