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Ecology of Parasesarma pictum
 
Main Ref. Proud, A.J., 1977
Remarks Active crab inhabiting crevices or hiding underneath boulers in the upper intertidal zone. During ebb tide, individuals feed by scraping material from surfaces of sediments and rocks (Ref. 127107).

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 Parasesarma pictum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref. Proud, A.J., 1977
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Yau, P.M., 1992

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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