Ecology Summary - Zygochlamys patagonica

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Ecology of Zygochlamys patagonica

Main Ref.	Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks	This is an epifaunal species found at depths of 1 to 270 meters. Adults live on the bottom supported by their right valve while juveniles appear as epibionts of algae and other invertebrates. Single species found in shallow waters and forms large banks in deeper waters. Larvae are free-living (Ref. 87801). It is found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889).

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 Zygochlamys patagonica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Adami, M.L. and S. Gordillo, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Adami, M.L. and S. Gordillo, 1999

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feeding

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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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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