Food items reported for Maja brachydactyla
n = 20
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unspecified fish Spain juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Laminaria sp. Spain juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Corallina spp. Spain juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cystoseira sp. Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified barnacles Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified decapods Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers Aslia lefevrei Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars unspecified ophiuroids Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins Paracentrotus lividus Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins unspecified sea urchins Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalves Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Mytilus edulis Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks chitons Acanthochitona crinita Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Bittium spp. Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified gastropods Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified Trochidae Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians unspecified solitary ascidians Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians Didemnum sp. Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges unspecified sponges Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified polychaetes Spain juv./adults
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