Ecology Summary - Taphromysis bowmani

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Ecology of Taphromysis bowmani

Main Ref.	Odum, W.E. and E.J. Heald, 1972
Remarks	Brackish and may also occur in fresh water. Found in shallow tide pools on sand flats at low tide (Ref. 108788). May filter feed but also consumes copepods (Ref. 108780).

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 Taphromysis bowmani may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand ( level, );
Substrate Ref.	Bacescu, M., 1961
Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Odum, W.E. and E.J. Heald, 1972
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Odum, W.E. and E.J. Heald, 1972

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	2.08	0.00			Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items	2.28	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Odum, W.E. and E.J. Heald, 1972