Ecology of Dotilla myctiroides
 
Main Ref. Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng, 1994
Remarks Inhabits sandy and muddy littoral habitats. It feeds on detritus and small organisms. To protect themselves from the incoming tide, they burrow in the sand or mud and traps a small bubble of air to survive the high tide (Ref. 85383).

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 Dotilla myctiroides may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng, 2008
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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