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Ecology Summary - Symbion pandora
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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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