Ecology Summary - Monocorophium acherusicum

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Ecology of Monocorophium acherusicum

Main Ref.	Miloslavich, P., J.M. Díaz, E. Klein, J.J. Alvarado, C. Díaz, J. Gobin, E. Escobar-Briones, Motta, J.J. Cruz, E. Weil, J. Cortés, A.C. Bastidas, R. Roberston, F. Zapata, A. Martín, J. Castillo, A. Kazandjian and M. Ortiz, 2010
Remarks	This suspension feeder is found on algae, hard and soft bottoms at depths of 0 to 30 m, and even on floating structures like aquaculture installations (Ref. 87801). Found on rock pools (Ref. 124789).

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 Monocorophium acherusicum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	LeCroy, S.E.R., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz and E. Escobar-Briones, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Guerra-García, J.M., J.M. Tierno de Figueroa, C. Navarro-Barranco, M. Ros, J.E. Sánchez-Moyano and J. Moreira, 2014
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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