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Ecology Summary - Ruditapes philippinarum
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Ecology of Ruditapes philippinarum
 
Main Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks Found in littoral to sublittoral sediments (Ref. 1314). Intertidal and upper subtidal flats (Ref. 106937). Common in protected marine areas (Ref. 348). With short siphons and buries to only about 10 cm deep in a variety of substrates, from mud, sand, and gravel, high along intertidal areas (Refs. 95344, 104238). Occasionally overlaps with Zostera japonica beds or Zostera marina beds in the intertidal (Ref. 106937). Suspension feeder. Diet includes phytoplankton (Refs. 104238, 104360), benthic diatoms, and terrestrial organic matter (Ref. 104238).

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 Ruditapes philippinarum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( level, ); mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref. Çolakoğlu, S. and M. Palaz, 2014
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations parasitism;
Associated with protozoans Haplosporidium sp.; Marteilia sp.; Marteilioides sp. (Ref. 104360).
Association remarks
Parasitism inside host (Haplosporidium sp. found in connective tissues; Marteilia sp. in the digestive gland; Marteilioides sp. in oocytes (Ref. 104360).)

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. FAO, 2015
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. FAO, 2015

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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