Ecology Summary - Solenocera crassicornis

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Ecology of Solenocera crassicornis

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Remarks	Juveniles inhabit subtidal edge of mud flats, near inshore and far inshore waters (Ref. 121464). On muddy bottoms close to the shore, up to a depth of 85 m (Ref. 801). Also found near mouth areas of estuaries (Ref. 106567). Burrows in mud during the day time, with only the tube-like antennular flagella sticking out for respiration (Ref. 409).

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 Solenocera crassicornis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Chan, T.Y., 1998

Associations

Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Deshmukh, V.D., M.S. Sawant, S.J. Mane and A..S. Hule, 2006
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Deshmukh, V.D., M.S. Sawant, S.J. Mane and A..S. Hule, 2006

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	3.30	0.25			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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