Ecology Summary - Chiton peregrinus

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Ecology of Chiton peregrinus

Main Ref.	Pour, F.A., M.R. Shokri and B. Abtahi, 2013
Remarks	Associated with Ulva lactuca (Ref. 108450).

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 Chiton peregrinus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Temkar, G., A.P. Abdul, S.Y. Metar, V.T. Brahmane, K.M. Sikotaria and K.L. Mathew, 2014
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Temkar, G., A.P. Abdul, S.Y. Metar, V.T. Brahmane, K.M. Sikotaria and K.L. Mathew, 2014

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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