Food items reported for Turbo setosus
n = 10
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unspecified organic matter French Polynesia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cladophora sp. French Polynesia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Jania spp. French Polynesia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Lobophora variegata French Polynesia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Laurencia sp. French Polynesia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Sphacelaria sp. French Polynesia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcoleus lyngbyaceus French Polynesia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Spirulina subsalsa (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Calothrix confervicola French Polynesia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Schizothrix calcicola French Polynesia juv./adults
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