Ecology Summary - Ericthonius punctatus

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Ecology of Ericthonius punctatus

Main Ref.	Sotka, E.E., M.E. Hay and J.D. Thomas, 1999
Remarks	Found in muddy substrates associated with organic pollutants (Ref. 96352). Forms domiciles in Halimeda spp. Filter-feeder (Ref. 87067). Feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).

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 Ericthonius punctatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud; ooze (, organic );
Substrate Ref.	Sotka, E.E., M.E. Hay and J.D. Thomas, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; vegetation ( leaves, );
Special habitats Ref.	Sotka, E.E., M.E. Hay and J.D. Thomas, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Sotka, E.E., M.E. Hay and J.D. Thomas, 1999
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Halimeda tuna.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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