Food and Feeding Habits Summary

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelonia mydas

Main Ref.	Mortimer, J.A., 1981
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	none
Sample size	4	Percent empty
Country	Nicaragua	Locality	Set Net Cays, Nicaragua
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
0.20 %	zoobenthos	other benth. invertebrates	n.a./other benth. invertebrates	juv./adults	Animal matter	Tunicates and epiphytic and non-epiphytic animals.
36.10 %	plants	phytoplankton	n.a./other phytoplankton	n.a./others	Hypnea musciformis
32.80 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Thalassia testudinum	Tunicates and epiphytic and non-epiphytic animals.
23.50 %	plants	phytoplankton	n.a./other phytoplankton	n.a./others	Gracilaria spp.
5.30 %	plants	phytoplankton	n.a./other phytoplankton	n.a./others	Other algae	1.0 % Halymenia floresia, 2.6 % Spyridia filamentosa, 1.6 % Sargassum vulgare, and 0.1 % Dictyopteris delicatula.
1.90 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Other seagrasses	1.8 % Syringodium filiforme, 0.1 % Halophila baillonis, and traces of Halodule wrightii.
0.20 %	plants	phytoplankton	n.a./other phytoplankton	n.a./others	Chlorophyceae	0.1 % Codium isthmocladum, 0.1 % Halimeda spp., and traces of Caulerpa prolifera, Caulerpa sertularioides and Penicillus capitatus.