Habitat Preference and Population Ecology of Limpets Cellana karachiensis (Winckworth) and Siphonaria siphonaria (Sowerby) at Veraval Coast of Kathiawar Peninsula, India

Table 1

Description of the microsampling sites.

Microsampling sites	Site description
S-1	This sampling microsite has bare rocky substratum with fewer sharp edges and has a gradient slope. Limpets found in this area were comparatively large.
S-2	This sampling microsite has rocky substratum with plentiful algal growth. Chlorophyceae like Ulva lactuca at upper to middle littoral zone was the dominant algal form observed during the entire study period.
S-3	This sampling microsite has more pools and puddles than the other sampling microsites. The pools and puddles with moderate algal growth were sharp edged and submerged. In this site, sea anemone and other gastropods like Cerithium sp. were found as most common macrofaunal forms.
S-4	The area of this sampling microsite has network of crevices. Gastropods like Turbo bruneus and sponge like Tethya sp. were the most common life forms. Limpets and other molluscs were also found in the crevices.
S-5	The rocky surface of this microsampling site is typically flat with less pools and puddles. Congregation of large Siphonaria siphonaria was the most common animal of this site.