Ecology Summary - Lepidochitona cinerea

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Ecology of Lepidochitona cinerea

Main Ref.	Peter-Richter, H., 1986
Remarks	A microalgae herbivore (Ref. 96488). Inhabits intertidal flats (Ref. 1866); and rock pools (Ref. 1860). Also inhabits brackish lagoons (Ref. 2779) and found in Zostera marina beds (Ref. 96488).

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 Lepidochitona cinerea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Peter-Richter, H., 1986
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Rueda, J.L., S. Gofas, J. Urra and C. Salas, 2009

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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