Ecology of Mytella bicolor
| Main Ref. | Leal, J.H., 2003 |
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| Remarks | Intertidal in bays and protected areas, forming clumps attached to mangrove prop roots or other hard substrates (Ref. 344) via its byssus (Ref. 104222). Attached to mangrove roots, particularly on Rhizophorae mangle (Ref. 104222). Some found to be buried in substrate. Also occurs in a river estuary. Highly tolerant to salinity variations (Ref. 104223). Parasitic on this mussel are Rickettsia-like organisms, Apicomplexa and Platyhelminthes (Ref. 104222). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Leal, J.H., 2003 |
| Special habitats | vegetation ( roots/holdfast, ); |
| Special habitats Ref. | Leal, J.H., 2003 |
Associations
| Ref. | Ceuta, L.O. and G. Boehs, 2012 |
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| Associations | parasitism; |
| Associated with | Rickettsia; Nematopsis (Apicomplexa); Bucephalus sp. and Tylocephalum (flatworms). |
| Association remarks | |
| Parasitism | inside host (Parasites observed mainly in the gills, mantle and digestive gland of the mussel.) |
feeding
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
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Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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