Ecology Summary - Calappa hepatica

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Ecology of Calappa hepatica

Main Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks	Found on sandy shelly substrates, often in reefs and among seagrass beds (Ref. 343). A predatory carnivore: a specialized malacophage, with chela designed for crushing (Ref. 97241).

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 Calappa hepatica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950

Associations

Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987

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	4.41	0.06			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.

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