Ecology Summary - Pachygrapsus minutus

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Ecology of Pachygrapsus minutus

Main Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Remarks	Found along the neritic zone, in reef areas (Ref. 97241) and intertidal rocky shores (Ref. 84890). An omnivore known to feed on algae, polychaetes, sponges, echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, organic detritus, and carrion (Ref. 97241).

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 Pachygrapsus minutus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987

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	3.27	0.18			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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