Ecology Summary - Munida iris

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Ecology of Munida iris

Main Ref.	Williams, A.B. and W.S. Brown, 1972
Remarks	Deep sea, slope (Ref. 97531). Found on the continental slope. Buries itself (Ref. 106859). Host to barnacles, isopods and worms (Ref. 104958). In general, galatheid crabs show a wide spectrum of feeding habits, from being detritivorous, vegetarian, omnivorous, to cannibalistic (Ref. 90632).

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 Munida iris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna);
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Williams, A.B. and W.S. Brown, 1972
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Trilasmis (Poecilasma) inaequilaterale; Anuropodione sp.; worms.
Association remarks	Trilasmis (Poecilasma) inaequilaterale is attached on the chelipeds.
Parasitism	inside host (Anuropodione sp. resides on the gills of the host.. Worms are coiled within egg masses on the underside of the abdomen.)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.