Food items reported for Anthopleura nigrescens
n = 21
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unspecified Isopoda Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified Cirripedia Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified Harpacticoida Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified Majoidea Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Anurida sp. Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unspecified Coleoptera Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unspecified Halacaridae Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unspecified Hymenoptera Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unspecified Insecta Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Brachidontes semilaevis Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified Bivalvia Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Brachidontes puntarenensis Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified Gastropoda Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unspecified Sabellariidae Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unspecified Syllinae Costa Rica juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified Polychaeta Costa Rica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified Cyclopoida Costa Rica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Evadne sp. Costa Rica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Corycaeus sp. Costa Rica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Microsetella rosea Costa Rica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Euterpina acutifrons Costa Rica juv./adults
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