Ecology Summary - Mesodesma mactroides

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Ecology of Mesodesma mactroides

Main Ref.	Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks	Intertidal (Ref. 105578). Found on sandy beaches (Ref. 105576). Suspension feeder (Ref. 105583). Feeds on the diatom Asterionellopsis glacialis (Ref. 107086).

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 Mesodesma mactroides may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Brazeiro, A. and O. Defeo, 1999
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Herrmann, M., J.E. Alfaya, M.L. Lepore, P.E. Penchaszadeh and W.E. Arntz, 2011
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Herrmann, M., J.E. Alfaya, M.L. Lepore, P.E. Penchaszadeh and W.E. Arntz, 2011

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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