Ecology Summary - Amathina tricarinata

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Ecology of Amathina tricarinata

Main Ref.	Templado, J. and R. Villanueva, 2010
Remarks	Found in subtidal areas, and under stones (Ref. 107328). Also found living on large bivalves, usually located close to the mantle edge, in the vicinity of the exhalant opening (Ref. 127091).

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 Amathina tricarinata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (large bivalves);
Special habitats Ref.	Ponder, W.F., 1987

Associations

Ref.	Tan, S.K. and M.E.Y. Low, 2014
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Known to be parasitic on large bivalves like Pinna atropurpurea, Anadara species, Chama pacifica, Ostrea denselamellosa, Atrina pectinata, Atrina vexillum, Pinna bicolor, Pinctata radiata, Pteria penguin, Spondylus spinosus (Ref. 107328).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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