Ecology Summary - Squilla mantis

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Ecology of Squilla mantis

Main Ref.	Vacelet, J., 1987
Remarks	Benthic, strongly related to bottom sediments (Ref. 106945). Demersal above muddy bottoms (Ref. 363). Found from littoral to sublittoral depths on sandy, muddy, silty sand and sandy mud bottoms. Strongly sedentary. Burrows especially in areas with suitable burrowing substrates like fine sand and sandy mud exist. Highly territorial (Ref. 106945).

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 Squilla mantis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); silt; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Vacelet, J., 1987
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Maynou, F., P. Abelló and P. Sartor, 2005

Associations

Ref.	Vacelet, J., 1987
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Maynou, F., P. Abelló and P. Sartor, 2004
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Maynou, F., P. Abelló and P. Sartor, 2004

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	3.62	0.45			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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