Ecology Summary - Ruditapes decussatus

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Ecology of Ruditapes decussatus

Main Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Remarks	Found in sheltered bays, estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 106936). Tends to bury itself in sand, muddy gravel, clay (Ref. 78574) or silty mud (Ref. 107087) and is found on the lower shore and shallow sublittoral (Ref. 78574). Feeds on phytoplankton and detritus (Ref. 107087).

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 Ruditapes decussatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; silt; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1998
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Associations
Associated with
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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