Ecology Summary - Dotilla myctiroides

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Ecology of Dotilla myctiroides

Main Ref.	Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng, 1994
Remarks	Inhabits sandy and muddy littoral habitats. It feeds on detritus and small organisms. To protect themselves from the incoming tide, they burrow in the sand or mud and traps a small bubble of air to survive the high tide (Ref. 85383).

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 Dotilla myctiroides may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Feeding habit
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
Ref.

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