Ecology Summary - Dolichodasys elongatus

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Ecology of Dolichodasys elongatus

Main Ref.	Todaro, M.A., J.W. Fleeger and W.D. Hummon, 1995
Remarks	This is a benthic interstitial species, found in beach and shorelines (Ref. 111259). Found at -10 to +30 cm above the mean low tide level, at depths greater than 2 cm in grey sands (Ref. 2109). Occurs at the low tide mark.

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 Dolichodasys elongatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Gagne, G.D., 1977
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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