Ecology Summary - Metaplax indica

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Ecology of Metaplax indica

Main Ref.	Naderloo, R. and M. Türkay, 2012
Remarks	Found in muddy intertidal mangroves (Ref. 106819). Builds burrows with characteristic towers (Ref. 115304) in the low-intertidal zone (Ref. 107481).

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 Metaplax indica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Naderloo, R. and M. Türkay, 2012
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Al Sayed, H., A.R. Buali, E. Raveendran and A. Buflasa, 1995

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Al-Zaidan, A.S.Y., H. Kennedy, D.A. Jones and S.Y. Al-Mohanna, 2006
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
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