Ecology Summary - Octolasmis lowei

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Ecology of Octolasmis lowei

Main Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Remarks	Lives in shallow waters to 500 m (Ref. 81749). Epibiotic, neritic (Ref. 111011). Occurs on the gills of decapod crustaceans and was obtained from the gills of the rock lobster Panulirus penicillatus at the Cocos Islands (Ref. 7484).

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 Octolasmis lowei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Gittings, S.R., 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Attached to a rare Brachyurous crab (Ref. 2767).);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000
Associations
Associated with	Attached to gill chambers of decapods.
Association remarks
Parasitism

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.