Ecology Summary - Microphthalmus similis

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Ecology of Microphthalmus similis

Main Ref.	Martin, D. and J. Gil, 2010
Remarks	Inhabits sandbanks in clean to generally medium-grained sand. An herbivorous epistratum-feeder; microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352). Feeds on diatoms, detritus, copepods, foraminiferans and on a variety of small invertebrates (based on the feeding ecology of the family Hesionidae; Ref. 87179).

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 Microphthalmus similis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Special habitats
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Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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