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Ecology Summary - Crassostrea corteziensis
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Ecology of Crassostrea corteziensis
 
Main Ref. The British Flora and Fauna Database, 2007
Remarks Mostly inhabits the intertidal zone (Ref. 106881). Found in mangroves (Refs. 101351, 106881), estuaries and coastal lagoons associated with mangrove roots (Ref. 106881). Eurythermal and euryhaline (Ref. 106881).

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 Crassostrea corteziensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref. Enriquez-Ocaña, L.F., M. Nieves-Soto, P. Piña-Valdez, L.R. Martínez-Córdova and M.A. Medina-Jasso, 2012

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Enriquez-Ocaña, L.F., M. Nieves-Soto, P. Piña-Valdez, L.R. Martínez-Córdova and M.A. Medina-Jasso, 2012
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Enriquez-Ocaña, L.F., M. Nieves-Soto, P. Piña-Valdez, L.R. Martínez-Córdova and M.A. Medina-Jasso, 2012

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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