Ecology Summary - Pinctada fucata

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Ecology of Pinctada fucata

Main Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006
Remarks	Subtidal, on substrates ranging from sand, mud, rubble, and shell hash (Ref. 75840). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).

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 Pinctada fucata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006

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.	Smithsonian Institution, 2016
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Smithsonian Institution, 2016

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	2.77	0.21			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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