Ecology Summary - Elasmopus pectenicrus

Ecology Summary - Elasmopus pectenicrus

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Ecology of Elasmopus pectenicrus

Main Ref.	Lowry, J.K., 2000
Remarks	Dwells in rubble areas (Ref. 81751). Detritivore (Ref. 108360). Herbivore (Ref. 108362). Epibenthic, found on shell hash (Ref. 110266). Part of fouling communities found in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).

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 Elasmopus pectenicrus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Lowry, J.K., 2000
Special habitats	vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	LeCroy, S.E.R., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz and E. Escobar-Briones, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Jacobucci, G.B., M.O. Tanaka and F.P.P. Leite, 2009
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Jacobucci, G.B., M.O. Tanaka and F.P.P. Leite, 2009

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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