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Ecology Summary - Saccostrea glomerata
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Ecology of Saccostrea glomerata
 
Main Ref. Spurgeon, A., 2007
Remarks Widely distributed along temperate and tropical coastlines (Ref. 121755). Lives in hard substratum in estuarine areas (Ref. 116730). Also on rocky intertidal shores and mudflats (Ref. 121755). Attached to pier pilings (Ref. 75840). Depth estimate based on ecology (Ref. 116730).

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 Saccostrea glomerata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Parker, L.M., W.A. O’Connor, D.A. Raftos, H.O. Pörtner and P.M. Ross, 2015
Special habitats Other habitats: pilings;
Special habitats Ref. Valentich-Scott, P., 2003

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Lee, J.H., G.F. Birch, T. Cresswell, M.P. Johansen, M.S. Adams and S.L. Simpson, 2015

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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