Ecology Summary - Athyonidium chilensis

Ecology Summary - Athyonidium chilensis

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Ecology of Athyonidium chilensis

Main Ref.	Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011
Remarks	It is found near kelp holdfasts Macrocystis, and on sand and rock from the intertidal to a depth of 7 m (Ref. 87801). Partially or fully buried in the intertidal in areas with rocks with great quantity of organic matter. Feeds on microalgae, detritus (Ref. 92930), macroalgae, gastropods, bivalves, barnacles, chitons and crabs (Ref. 107003).

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 Athyonidium chilensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruiz, J., C.M. Ibáñez and C.W. Cáceres, 2007
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Purcell, S.W., Y. Samyn and C. Conand, 2012

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	2.86	0.22			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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