Ostracoda (Ostracods) is prey of:
Fundulus heteroclitus
Oxyurichthyes lonchotus
Palaemonetes
Eleotris sandwicensis
Haplochromis guentheri
Haplochromis fenestratus
Bathyclarias worthingtoni
Labidochromis vellicans
Labidochromis caeruleus
Haplochromis euchilus
Haplochromis ornatus
Hydropsychidae
Neoperla spio
Barilius microcephalus
Melanochromis melanopterus
Varicorhinus nyasensis
Haplochromis johnstoni
Haplochromis dimidiatus
Engraulicypris sardella
Actinopterygii
Lethrinops brevis
Synodontis zambesensis
Lethrinops
Haplochromis chrysonotus
Coregonus albula
Coregonus lavaretus
Mysidacea
Ostracoda
Euphausiacea
Hyperiidea
Cyclopoida
Calanoida
Chaetognatha
Polychaeta
Haplochromis angustifrons
Cottus bairdii
Eucalia inconstans
Catostomus commersoni
sediment POC
Tadorna tadorna
Numenius arquatus
Pollachius virens
Pholis gunnellus
Zoarces viviparus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Crangon crangon

Based on studies in:
USA: Rhode Island (Marine)
USA: Hawaii (Swamp)
Malawi, Lake Nyasa (Lake or pond)
Finland (Lake or pond, Littoral)
Uganda, Lake George (Lake or pond)
Pacific (Marine, Tropical)
Canada: Ontario, Mad River (River)
USA: Florida (Estuarine)
Scotland (Estuarine)
Canada: Ontario (River)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.

Ostracoda (Ostracods) preys on:
detritus
Aufwuchs
algae
phytoplankton
bacteria
protozoa
Mysidacea
Ostracoda
Euphausiacea
Hyperiidea
decomposer
Bacillariophyceae
Microfauna
POM

Based on studies in:
USA: Rhode Island (Marine)
Malawi, Lake Nyasa (Lake or pond)
Finland (Lake or pond, Littoral)
Pacific (Marine, Tropical)
Uganda, Lake George (Lake or pond)
Canada: Ontario, Mad River (River)
USA: Florida (Estuarine)
Scotland (Estuarine)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.

Animal / parasite / endoparasite
cystacanth of Neoechinorhynchus rutili endoparasitises Ostracoda

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Animal / predator
bladder of Utricularia vulgaris sens.lat. is predator of Ostracoda

Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Ostracoda

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
                                                             

Specimen Records:	1,593
Specimens with Sequences:	784
Specimens with Barcodes:	631
Public Records:	581
Species:	68
Species With Barcodes:	47

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