Food items reported for Oreaster reticulatus
n = 8
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Agaricia tenuifolia Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Aplysina fulva Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Callyspongia vaginalis Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Lissodendoryx colombiensis Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Iotrochota birotulata Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Mycale americana Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Mycale laevis Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Oceanapia peltata Belize juv./adults
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