Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

The Microhabitat of common gastropods in Pagbilao mangroves (Philippines) and their locomotory response to salinity and temperature.

Volume 28 Issue 1&2

L. Pinto and A. Ledesma

Abstract

In the Pagbilao mangal 13 species of gastropods occurred in six microhabitats. Littorina scabra was the most agile and tolerated a wide range of salinities and temperatures. Nerita planospira was the least tolerant to high temperatures. The response of Ellobium aurisjiidae was the slowest and it preferred a low salinity range. Terebralia sulcata could withstand high temperatures and moderately high salinities. The conditions of their microhabitats are comparable to their responses to temperature and salinities.

Date : 31-12-1986