Ecology of Coenobita cavipes
 
Main Ref. Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Remarks Terrestrial (Ref. 77016). Inhabits the supralittoral zone of beaches (Ref. 85383). Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Feeds on plant and animal matter (Ref. 85383).

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 Coenobita cavipes may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref. Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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