Ecology Summary - Smaragdia souverbiana

Ecology Summary - Smaragdia souverbiana

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Ecology of Smaragdia souverbiana

Main Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999
Remarks	Found on Zostera beds (Ref. 75835) and among stones and sand in intertidal areas (Ref. 130068). Readily grazes on commonly available seagrasses and epiphytes (Ref. 101556).

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 Smaragdia souverbiana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Rossini, R.A., J.L. Rueda and Tibbettsm I.R., 2015
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Rossini, R.A., J.L. Rueda and Tibbettsm I.R., 2015

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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