Ecology Summary - Magallana sikamea

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Ecology of Magallana sikamea

Main Ref.	Camara, M. D., J.P. Davis, M. Sekino, D. Hedgecock, G. Li, C.J. Langdon and S. Evans, 2008
Remarks	This species is found in intertidal areas, particularly on hard substrates (Ref. 86665). Also occurs in a muddy flat (Ref. 106134) as well as in estuary in tidal flats (Ref. 106135). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

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 Magallana sikamea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Camara, M. D., J.P. Davis, M. Sekino, D. Hedgecock, G. Li, C.J. Langdon and S. Evans, 2008
Special habitats
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Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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