Ecology Summary - Cellana rota

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Ecology of Cellana rota

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Common on rocky shores exposed to wave action, from mid-intertidal zone to shallow subtidal levels. Occurs at the mid tide mark (Ref. 349). Nacellidae are herbivores, grazing on algae and lichens (Ref. 108684).

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 Cellana rota may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., R. Corlett and H.T.W. Tan, 2011
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., R. Corlett and H.T.W. Tan, 2011

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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