Ecology Summary - Acanthochitona pygmaea

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Ecology of Acanthochitona pygmaea

Main Ref.	Gracia, A.C., J.M. Diaz and N.E. Ardilla, 2005
Remarks	Epibiotic, on rubble (Ref. 110502). Intertidal to sublittoral, under stones (Ref. 2022 and 123).

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 Acanthochitona pygmaea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Gracia, A.C., J.M. Diaz and N.E. Ardilla, 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Gracia, A.C., J.M. Diaz and N.E. Ardilla, 2005
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
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.

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