Ecology of Uca crassipes
 
Main Ref. CRUSTA, 2012
Remarks Inhabits high intertidal regions, on mangrove prop roots (Ref. 104828). Found in sandy shores (Ref. 125338). Also found in river mouths, in flat areas near high tide levels of creeks, and in the slopes of stream banks (Ref. 113679).

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 Uca crassipes may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. CRUSTA, 2012
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref. Jimenez, A.G. and W.A. Bennett, 2005

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

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