Ecology Summary - Parasesarma guttatum

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Ecology of Parasesarma guttatum

Main Ref.	George, D., 2005
Remarks	Burrows in mangrove vegetation (Ref. 74590).

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 Parasesarma guttatum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal;
Substrate Ref.	Crosnier, A., 1965
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Crosnier, A., 1965

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Bouillon, S., T. Moens, I. Overmeer, N. Koedam and F. Dehairs, 2004
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Bouillon, S., T. Moens, I. Overmeer, N. Koedam and F. Dehairs, 2004

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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