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Ecology Summary - Metaplax indica
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Ecology of Metaplax indica
 
Main Ref. Naderloo, R. and M. Türkay, 2012
Remarks Found in muddy intertidal mangroves (Ref. 106819). Builds burrows with characteristic towers (Ref. 115304) in the low-intertidal zone (Ref. 107481).

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 Metaplax indica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref. Naderloo, R. and M. Türkay, 2012
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Al Sayed, H., A.R. Buali, E. Raveendran and A. Buflasa, 1995

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Al-Zaidan, A.S.Y., H. Kennedy, D.A. Jones and S.Y. Al-Mohanna, 2006
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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