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Ecology Summary - Nerita atramentosa
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Ecology of Nerita atramentosa
 
Main Ref. Brook, F.J., 1998
Remarks Found in intertidal reefs and boulders (Ref. 337). Abundantly living on rocks between tide-marks, most frequent at half-tide mark or higher (Ref. 88739). Members of the family Neritidae are herbivorous, grazing by night at low tide on fine algae and detritus covering the bottoms where they live (Ref. 349).

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 Nerita atramentosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Oliver, W.R.B., 1914

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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