Ecology Summary - Acanthochitona viridis

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Ecology of Acanthochitona viridis

Main Ref.	Osorio, C. and V. Cantuarias, 1989
Remarks	Mainly lives on reef flats and tidepools. Prefers small depressions on limestone reef flats and holes or areas underneath the rubble of tidepools. Feeds by browsing on algae attached to hard substrates (Ref. 122680).

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 Acanthochitona viridis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020

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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