Ecology Summary - Uca arcuata
Ecology of Uca arcuata
 
Main Ref. CRUSTA, 2012
Remarks Found both on marine and land (Ref. 99823). Inhabits intertidal mud flats. Occasionally builds cylindrical mud chimney surrounding its burrow entrance (Ref. 104820). Exhibits vertical claw-waving (Ref. 104881).

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 Uca arcuata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. CRUSTA, 2012
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Wada, K. and I. Murata, 2000

Associations

Ref. Jimenez, P.J., K. Chang, H.-T. Shih and M. Yasuhara, 2024
Associations
Associated with Tubuca dussumieri; Tubuca coarctata; Austruca lactea; Paraleptuca splendida; Tubuca acuta; Gelasimus borealis;
Association remarks sympatry
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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