Ecology Summary - Acanthopleura gemmata

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Ecology of Acanthopleura gemmata

Main Ref.	Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003
Remarks	Inhabits fringing barrier reef (Ref. 2912). Found in mangrove areas (Ref. 2908). Algae-feeding herbivore (Ref. 1456). Uses its radula to excavate a home site for grazing surface algae (Ref. 2907). Occurs at the high tide mark. Found from intertidal to 2 m, on rocks (Ref. 75835).

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 Acanthopleura gemmata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Trudill, S.T., 1983

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.