Ecology Summary - Symbion pandora

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Ecology of Symbion pandora

Main Ref.	Obst, M. and P. Funch, 2005
Remarks	Inhabits the mouth appendages of Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) with carapace lengths of greater than 3.5 mm. Commensal with lobster. Feeding stages alternating with brief, non-feeding, free-swimming stages. Sessile, solitary feeding stages with multiciliated cells in the gut, anus just behind a ciliated mouth ring, and internal budding with extensive regeneration of feeding apparatus.

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 Symbion pandora may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) with carapace lengths > 0.35 cm.);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Obst, M. and P. Funch, 2005
Associations	solitary; symbiosis; commensalism;
Associated with	Nephrops norvegicus (Ref. 35).
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on the prey of a host (commensal)
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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