Ecology Summary - Ischnochiton yerburyi

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Ecology of Ischnochiton yerburyi

Main Ref.	Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003
Remarks	Intertidal to shallow subtidal. Found under medium-sized granite rocks or dead coral slabs, slightly buried in coarse sand (Ref. 1726). Most chitons are microphagous feeders that consume fine algae and other organisms they scrape via their radula (Ref. 833).

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 Ischnochiton yerburyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Anseeuw, B. and Y. Terryn, 2003
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003
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
Ref.