Ecology Summary - Carapus mourlani
Ecology of Carapus mourlani
 
Main Ref. Parmentier, E., A. Mercier and J.-F. Hamel, 2006
Remarks Found in starfishes (mainly) and holothurians (Ref. 4104, 75154), usually in a male - female pair (Ref. 11228). In Micronesia, it prefers the pincushion starfish Culcita novaeguinae for a host. Also known to occur in certain holothurians (Bohadschia argus, Stichopus sp.) on rare occasions (Ref. 1602); for the first time with Isostichopus fuscus along the coast of Ecuador. Inhabits either in the coelomic cavity, the respiratory tree, or the digestive tract; resulting to side effects such as coelomic cavity infection, less advanced gonad maturity (reduced gonadal tubule diameter and length, lower ratio of mature oocytes) and significant proportion of necrotiic and shriveled gonadal tubules (devoid of gametes) of the host (Ref. 57700).

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 Carapus mourlani may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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. oophagy)
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