Food and Feeding Habits Summary

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelonia mydas

Main Ref.	López-Mendilaharsu, M., S.C. Gardner, J.A. Seminoff and R. Riosmena-Rodriguez, 2005
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	62.30 none
Sample size	12	Percent empty
Country	Mexico	Locality	Bahia Magdalena, Mexico
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chelonia mydas

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
0.90 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Phyllospadix torreyi	0.9% Phyllospadix torreyi.
4.70 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Gracilaria textorii	4.8% Gracilaria textorii.
4.90 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Sargassum horridum	5% Sargassum horridum.
6.30 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Chondracanthus canaliculatus	2.5% Chondracanthus canaliculatus; 2% Mazzaela flaccida; 1.9% Schizymenia epiphytica.
9.00 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Zostera marina	9.2% Zostera marina.
52.70 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	GGH	54% GGH= Gracilaria pacifica, Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis and Hypnea johnstonii.
6.70 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	crabs	juv./adults	Pleuroncodes planipes	6.9% Pleuroncodes planipes.
8.80 %	plants	phytoplankton	green algae	n.a./others	Codium amplivesiculatum	9% Codium amplivesiculatum.
2.90 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	unidentified Porifera	3% unidentified Porifera.
3.10 %	plants	other plants	terrestrial plants	n.a./others	Avicennia germinans	3.2% Avicennia germinans.