Ecology Summary - Drupella fragum

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Ecology of Drupella fragum

Main Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Remarks	Dead shells frequently washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Obligate corallivore (Refs. 127967, 130737). Prior studies demonstrated its aggregation to corals under stress (Ref. 130737).

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 Drupella fragum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.	Koido, T., Y. Oku, M. Fukuda, A. Nakano and H. Fukami, 2017
Special habitats	Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Koido, T., Y. Oku, M. Fukuda, A. Nakano and H. Fukami, 2017

Associations

Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
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Parasitism

feeding

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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	3.34	0.61			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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