Ecology Summary - Munida intermedia

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Ecology of Munida intermedia

Main Ref.	Gramitto, M.E. and C. Froglia, 1998
Remarks	Recruits are found on the arms of the crinoid Antedon mediterranea (Ref. 100851). Scavenger (Ref. 52384).

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 Munida intermedia may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Gramitto, M.E. and C. Froglia, 1998
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Baeza, J.A., 2011
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Antedon mediterranea.
Association remarks	Recruits are found on the arms of the crinoid Antedon mediterranea (Ref. 100851).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Cartes, J.E., P. Abello, D. Lloris, A. Carbonell, P. Torres, F. Maynou and L.G. de Sola, 2002
Feeding habit	feeding on dead animals (scavenger)
Feeding habit Ref.	Cartes, J.E., P. Abello, D. Lloris, A. Carbonell, P. Torres, F. Maynou and L.G. de Sola, 2002

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
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