Ecology Summary - Haliotis midae

Ecology Summary - Haliotis midae

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Ecology of Haliotis midae

Main Ref.	ProudFoot, L.-A., 2006
Remarks	Found on rocky reefs between the intertidal and subtidal zones up to a depth of 10 m.

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 Haliotis midae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	ProudFoot, L.-A., 2006
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	ProudFoot, L.-A., 2006

Associations

Ref.	Simon, C.A., H. Kaiser and P.J. Britz, 2004
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Infested by Terebrasabella heterouncinata.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Poore, G.C.B., 1972
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Barkai, R. and C.L. Griffiths, 1986

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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