Ecology Summary - Patelloida ryukyuensis

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Ecology of Patelloida ryukyuensis

Main Ref.	Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa, 2007
Remarks	This species occurs in the Saccoctrea zone on sandy bottoms. It is usually found on the shell of S. mordax in Ryukyu Islands and on S. cucullata in Hong Kong, but occasionally also on Crassostrea angulata or on rocks. Vertical distribution ranges from mid to high intertidal zone (Ref. 7989). Also in mangrove areas. Part of both the epibenthic and arboreal communities (Ref. 128397).

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 Patelloida ryukyuensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa, 2005

Associations

Ref.
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Saccostrea mordax, S. cucullata, Crassostrea angulata
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
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
Ref.

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