Main Ref. | Tavares, M., 2003 |
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Remarks | Found in estuaries (Ref. 104235). Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531). Commonly associated with mangroves. Lives in burrows as deep as 70 cm, always reaching to the water table, either in open ground or under vegetation; often occurring among burrows of other crabs (Cardisoma, Uca, and Goniopsis spp. The most sluggish of the land crabs (Ref. 367). Herbivorous and detritivorous (Ref. 86356), feeding mainly on mangrove leaves along with other plant material, detritus, sediment and animal material (Ref. 104111). Either directly consumes mangrove leaf litter or stores it in the burrows (Ref. 104235). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud; |
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Substrate Ref. | Nordhaus, I., 2004 |
Special habitats | Other habitats: burrows; vegetation |
Special habitats Ref. | Tavares, M., 2003 |
Ref. | Tavares, M., 2003 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004 |
Feeding habit | browsing on substrate |
Feeding habit Ref. | Nordhaus, I. and M. Wolff, 2007 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
From diet composition | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of juv./adults. | ||
From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
Ref. | Nordhaus, I., 2004 |