| Ref. principal | Tavares, M., 2003 |
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| Notas | Found in estuaries (Ref. 104235). Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531). Commonly associated with mangroves. Lives in burrows as deep as 70 cm, always reaching to the water table, either in open ground or under vegetation; often occurring among burrows of other crabs (Cardisoma, Uca, and Goniopsis spp. The most sluggish of the land crabs (Ref. 367). Herbivorous and detritivorous (Ref. 86356), feeding mainly on mangrove leaves along with other plant material, detritus, sediment and animal material (Ref. 104111). Either directly consumes mangrove leaf litter or stores it in the burrows (Ref. 104235). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrato | Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud; |
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| Substrato Ref. | Nordhaus, I., 2004 |
| Special habitats | Other habitats: burrows; vegetation |
| Habitats especiais Ref. | Tavares, M., 2003 |
| Ref. | Tavares, M., 2003 |
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| Tipo de alimentação | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Tipo de alimentação Ref. | McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004 |
| Hábito alimentar | browsing on substrate |
| Hábito alimentar Ref. | Nordhaus, I. and M. Wolff, 2007 |
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of juv./adults. | ||
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | Nordhaus, I., 2004 | ||||