Ecology of Gammaropsis nitida
 
Main Ref. Harms, J., 1993
Remarks Hyperbenthic (Ref. 58613). Free-living (Ref. 124165). Builds its tubes in and on whelk shells occupied by the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus (Ref. 124164). Main food based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96292).

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 Gammaropsis nitida may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref. Buhl-Jensen, L. and J.H. Fosså, 1991
Special habitats Coral Reefs; Other habitats: other invertebrates (Pagurus bernhardus.);
Special habitats Ref. Dixon, I.M.T. and P.G. Moore, 1997

Associations

Ref. Dixon, I.M.T. and P.G. Moore, 1997
Associations
Associated with Pagurus bernhardus.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.
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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