Ecology Summary - Phascolosoma arcuatum

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Ecology of Phascolosoma arcuatum

Main Ref.	Pagola-Carte, S. and J.I. Saiz-Salinas, 2000
Remarks	Tolerate long periods out of water at around the high tide line. Brackish waters, mangrove estuaries (Ref. 1784 and 1840, page 176). Occurs at the high tide mark.

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 Phascolosoma arcuatum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Pagola-Carte, S. and J.I. Saiz-Salinas, 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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
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