Ecology Summary - Nerita versicolor

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Ecology of Nerita versicolor

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Very common in the upper part of shores, often in crevices and pits of rock benches, or on branches of littoral trees overhanging the water. Moves up and down the shore in correlation with the prevailing high water level of the tide and can withstand heat and desiccation for long periods (Ref. 349). Nocturnal. Grazes on surface film of very fine marl particles, detritus, algae, flagellates, diatoms and nematodes (Ref. 96894).

Main Ref.

Poutiers, J.M., 1998

Remarks

Very common in the upper part of shores, often in crevices and pits of rock benches, or on branches of littoral trees overhanging the water. Moves up and down the shore in correlation with the prevailing high water level of the tide and can withstand heat and desiccation for long periods (Ref. 349). Nocturnal. Grazes on surface film of very fine marl particles, detritus, algae, flagellates, diatoms and nematodes (Ref. 96894).

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 Nerita versicolor may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; vegetation ( leaves, stems/trunk, driftwood );
Special habitats Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Bovbjerg, R.V., 1984
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Bovbjerg, R.V., 1984

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	2.24	0.10			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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