Ecology Summary - Megapitaria maculata

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Ecology of Megapitaria maculata

Main Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Remarks	Lives in coarse sand, often near seagrass beds, in shallow subtidal depths.

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 Megapitaria maculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003

Associations

Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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