Ecology Summary - Chaceon chilensis

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Ecology of Chaceon chilensis

Main Ref.	Arana, P.M., 2000
Remarks	Found on underwater mountain range and on muddy-sandy bottoms (Ref. 106001). In general, adult geryonid crabs are opportunistic feeders (Ref. 104380).

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 Chaceon chilensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Guerrero, A. and P. Arana, 2009
Special habitats	Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref.	Guerrero, A. and P. Arana, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Arana, P.M., 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Domingos, S. S., A. A. R. Athiê and C. L. D. B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 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.