Ecology Summary - Littoraria angulifera

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Ecology of Littoraria angulifera

Main Ref.	Merkt, R.E. and A.M. Ellison, 1998
Remarks	Occurs exclusively in mangrove swamps of the Atlantic and the Caribbean Seas. It is an ovoviviparous species with planktotrophic larval stage (8-10 weeks) and the adult snails inhabiting the supralittoral zone on trunks, roots, stems and leaves of mangrove trees, usually Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa and Avicennia spp. Feeds on epiphytic algae and marine fungi.

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 Littoraria angulifera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Merkt, R.E. and A.M. Ellison, 1998
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs; vegetation ( leaves, stems/trunk, roots/holdfast, driftwood );
Special habitats Ref.	Merkt, R.E. and A.M. Ellison, 1998

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Merkt, R.E. and A.M. Ellison, 1998
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Merkt, R.E. and A.M. Ellison, 1998

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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