Ecology Summary - Daldorfia horrida

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Ecology of Daldorfia horrida

Main Ref.	Poupin, J., 2050
Remarks	Prefers sandy substrates (Ref. 2899). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Large chela is used to crush snails and molluscan shells of hermit crabs. Reported to be mildly toxic to toxic. Toxicity of its flesh may be a result of accumulation of toxins from its diet (Ref. 102986).

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 Daldorfia horrida may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Tweedie, M.W.F., 1950

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Tan, S.H. and P.K.L. Ng, 2007
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Tan, S.H. and P.K.L. Ng, 2007

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	4.06	0.07			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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