Ecology Summary - Zidona dufresnei

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Ecology of Zidona dufresnei

Main Ref.	Riestra, G., J.B. Lozoya, G. Fabiano, O. Santana and D. Carrizo, 2006
Remarks	Lives in shallow waters at maximum depths of 4 m during low tide. Found on sandy subtrates with boulders and sponges. Individuals spend most of their time buried. Females attach their egg capsules to benthic hard substrata such as mollusk shells and/or pebbles (Ref. 122063). Voracious predator on bivalves (Ref. 114777).

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 Zidona dufresnei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Giménez, J. and P.E. Penchaszadeh, 2003
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (sponges);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Ojeda, M., F. Arrighetti and J. Giménez, 2015
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Ojeda, M., F. Arrighetti and J. Giménez, 2015

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	3.23	0.17			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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