Ecology Summary - Pachygrapsus transversus

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Ecology of Pachygrapsus transversus

Main Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Remarks	Found on intertidal splash and spray zone. Also on emergent vegetation.

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 Pachygrapsus transversus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Special habitats	vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Christofoletti, R.A., V.A. Murakami, D.N. Oliveira, R.E. Barreto and A.A.. Flores, 2010
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	2.68	0.19			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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