Ecology Summary - Mytella bicolor

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Ecology Summary - Mytella bicolor

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Ecology of Mytella bicolor

Main Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Remarks	Intertidal in bays and protected areas, forming clumps attached to mangrove prop roots or other hard substrates (Ref. 344) via its byssus (Ref. 104222). Attached to mangrove roots, particularly on Rhizophorae mangle (Ref. 104222). Some found to be buried in substrate. Also occurs in a river estuary. Highly tolerant to salinity variations (Ref. 104223). Parasitic on this mussel are Rickettsia-like organisms, Apicomplexa and Platyhelminthes (Ref. 104222). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

Main Ref.

Leal, J.H., 2003

Remarks

Intertidal in bays and protected areas, forming clumps attached to mangrove prop roots or other hard substrates (Ref. 344) via its byssus (Ref. 104222). Attached to mangrove roots, particularly on Rhizophorae mangle (Ref. 104222). Some found to be buried in substrate. Also occurs in a river estuary. Highly tolerant to salinity variations (Ref. 104223). Parasitic on this mussel are Rickettsia-like organisms, Apicomplexa and Platyhelminthes (Ref. 104222). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

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 Mytella bicolor may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Special habitats	vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003

Associations

Ref.	Ceuta, L.O. and G. Boehs, 2012
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Rickettsia; Nematopsis (Apicomplexa); Bucephalus sp. and Tylocephalum (flatworms).
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (Parasites observed mainly in the gills, mantle and digestive gland of the mussel.)

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.

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