Food items reported for Patella vulgata
n = 20
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Porphyra sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cladophora sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Corallina sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ectocarpus sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ascophyllum sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Fucus sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Halimeda sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Laminaria sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Lithophyllum sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Lithothamnion sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Bryothamnion sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Chondria sp. UK adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ulva sp. UK adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unspecified diatoms UK adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unspecified cyanobacteria UK adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecfiied barnacle cyprids UK adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Littorina fabalis UK adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Patella vulgata UK adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Skeneopsis planorbis UK adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecfiied acarinids UK adults
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