Ecology Summary - Astropecten aranciacus

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Ecology of Astropecten aranciacus

Main Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks	Infaunal; found on sandy substrates (Refs 106821, 106822). Common on bottoms covered with seagrasses and also occurs on detritic and muddy bottoms (Ref. 106822). Main diet include gastropods and bivalves (Ref. 106164).

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 Astropecten aranciacus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud; ooze ( detritus );
Substrate Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Santos, R., D. Haesaerts, M. Jangoux and P. Flammang, 2005

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Baeta, M. and M. Ramón, 2013
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Baeta, M. and M. Ramón, 2013

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	3.60	0.18			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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