Ecology Summary - Uca tetragonon
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Ecologia de Uca tetragonon
 
Ref. principal Gibbs, P.E., 1978
Notas Found in intertidal areas in mud or sand (Ref. 96667). Common below midtide level among coral heads and boulders (Ref. 104855). Estuarine (Ref. 106854). Mainly feeds on rocks covered by filamentous green algae. Makes sand pellets while feeding to separate edible from inedible materials (Ref. 104857). Displays occasional predatory behavior and cannibalism - reported to kill conspecifics and other ocypodid crabs (Ref. 104855).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Uca tetragonon may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrato Ref. Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats Coral Reefs; Other habitats: burrows;
Habitats especiais Ref. Koga, T., S. Goshima, M. Murai and S. Poovachiranon, 1995

Associações

Ref. Gibbs, P.E., 1978
Associações
Associado a
Observações da associação
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. Takeda, S., S. Poovachiranon and M. Murai, 2004
Hábito alimentar variable
Hábito alimentar Ref. Koga, T., S. Goshima, M. Murai and S. Poovachiranon, 1995

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais 3.40 0.48 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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