Ecology Summary - Dardanus deformis

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Ecology of Dardanus deformis

Main Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Remarks	Found under dead corals in lagoons, commonly with anemones (Ref. 8423); also in intertidal areas with reef platforms and on sand and coral rubble (Ref. 81753). Crushed juvenile Tridacna gigas (Ref. 114917).

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 Dardanus deformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Vannini, M., G. Innocenti and R.K. Ruwa, 1993
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	mysid Heteromysis harpax.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Neo, M.L., W. Eckman, K. Vicentuan, S.L.M. Teo and P.A. Todd, 2015
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Neo, M.L., W. Eckman, K. Vicentuan, S.L.M. Teo and P.A. Todd, 2015

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	3.23	0.17			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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