Food items reported for Brienomyrus brachyistius
n = 27
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris coarse particulate organic matter Nigeria juv./adults
detritus detritus debris fine particulate organic matter Nigeria juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified colonial algae Nigeria juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified filamentous algae Nigeria juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unidentified macrophyte Nigeria juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unidentified macrophyte seeds Nigeria juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Anisopteran nymphs Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomid larvae Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomid pupae Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Dipteran larvae Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Ephemeropteran nymphs Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Formicidae Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Lepidopteran larvae Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Trichopteran larvae Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified free-living forms Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Arcella Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Difflugia Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Keratella Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Bosmina Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
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