Ecology Summary - Calcinus latens

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Ecology of Calcinus latens

Main Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Remarks	Inhabits shells of many gastropods on flats, rocky platforms, rubble and sand (Ref. 8423), coral reef, reef flat, sand and mud flat, sand mud bottoms of seagrass and mangrove areas (Ref. 81753). An omnivore; known to feed on algae, polychaetes, sponges, echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, organic detritus, and carrion (Ref. 97241). Carnivore (Ref. 108394).

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 Calcinus latens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Rahayu, D.L., 2000

Associations

Ref.	CRUSTA, 2012
Associations
Associated with	Associated with corals (facultative).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987

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	3.22	0.20			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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