Ecology Summary - Namalycastis abiuma

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Ecology of Namalycastis abiuma

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I., 1996
Remarks	Found in a mudflat rich in organic matter (Ref. 107214). Many times lives out of water, found under the bark of trunks and branches of fallen trees and has no permanent tubes. Feeds on wood pieces. Fast swimmer when released from the wood (Ref. 107212). Motile omnivore that has a jawed pharynx (Ref. 125872).

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 Namalycastis abiuma may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud; (, organic );
Substrate Ref.	Cai, L.Z., J.S. Hwang, H.U. Dahms, S.J. Fu, X.W. Chen and C. Wu, 2013
Special habitats	vegetation ( stems/trunk, );
Special habitats Ref.	Rasmussen, E., 1994

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Rasmussen, E., 1994
Feeding habit
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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.
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