| detritus |
detritus |
debris |
unidentified |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| nekton |
finfish |
bony fish |
Oreochromis mossambicus |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| nekton |
finfish |
bony fish |
Unidentified cyprinodonts |
Mexico |
juv./adults |
| nekton |
finfish |
bony fish |
Gambusia |
USA |
juv./adults |
| nekton |
finfish |
bony fish |
unidentified fish |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| others |
others |
n.a./others |
unidentified Vorticellidae |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| others |
others |
n.a./others |
Unidentified Protozoa |
Hong Kong |
juv./adults |
| plants |
other plants |
benthic algae/weeds |
Chaetomorpha |
Indonesia |
juv./adults |
| plants |
other plants |
benthic algae/weeds |
Cladophora sp. |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
other plants |
benthic algae/weeds |
Rhizoclonium |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
other plants |
benthic algae/weeds |
Ruppia sp. |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
other plants |
benthic algae/weeds |
Lagarosiphon major |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
other plants |
benthic algae/weeds |
Enteromorpha |
Indonesia |
juv./adults |
| plants |
other plants |
benthic algae/weeds |
Aquatic macrophytes |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Chroococcus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Dactylococcopsis |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Gloeocapsa |
Hong Kong |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Hapalosiphon |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Aphanocapsa |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Coelosphaerium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Merismopedia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Gloeocapsa |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Microcystis |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Microcystis aeruginosa |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Anabaena |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Nostoc |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Raphidiopsis |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
unidentified Nostocaceae |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Lyngbya |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Oscillatoria |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Plectonema |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Phormidium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Trichodesmium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Spirulina |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Gloeotrichia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Rivularia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
Stigonema |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
blue-green algae |
filamentous algae |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Achnanthes |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Amphipleura |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Frustulia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Nitzschia filiformis |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Biddulphia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Hydrosera |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Terpsinoe |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
unidentified centrales |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Cocconeis |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Cymbella |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Diploneis |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Eunotia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Diatoma |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Fragilaria |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Synedra tabulata |
South Africa |
adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Tabularia fasciculata |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Gomphonema |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Mastogloia elliptica |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Mastogloia smithii |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Melosira |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Melosira granulata |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Navicula |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Neidium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Nitzschia |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
unidentified pennales |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Pinnularia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Gyrosigma |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Pleurosigma delicatulum |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Stauroneis |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Stauroneis karstenii |
South Africa |
recruits/juv. |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Cyclotella |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Surirella |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Tabellaria |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
diatoms |
Unidentified |
South Africa |
Larvae |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
dinoflagellates |
Ceratium |
Hong Kong |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
dinoflagellates |
Glenodinium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
dinoflagellates |
Gymnodinium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
dinoflagellates |
Peridinium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Chaetophora |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Stigeoclonium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Chara |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Protococcus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Ankistrodesmus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Chlorella |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Tetraedron |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Docidium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Arthrodesmus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Closterium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Cosmarium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Desmidium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Euastrum |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Pleurotaenium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Staurastrum |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Dictyosphaerium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Pediastrum |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Netrium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Microspora |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Bulbochaete |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Oedogonium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Kirchneriella |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Nephrocytium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Oocystis |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Selenastrum |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Ophiocytium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Gonatozygon |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Penium |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Coelastrum |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Crucigenia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Scenedesmus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Ulothrix |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Eudorina |
Hong Kong |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Spirogyra |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
green algae |
Zygnema |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
n.a./other phytoplankton |
n.a./other phytoplankton |
Australia |
adults |
| plants |
phytoplankton |
n.a./other phytoplankton |
Tribonema |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
benth. crust. |
amphipods |
Unidentified |
South Africa |
recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos |
benth. crust. |
amphipods |
Unidentified |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
benth. crust. |
ostracods |
unidentified |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
benth. crust. |
ostracods |
Unidentified |
Indonesia |
Larvae |
| zoobenthos |
benth. crust. |
ostracods |
Unidentified |
South Africa |
recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos |
benth. crust. |
shrimps/prawns |
Caridina nilotica |
South Africa |
adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
Chaoborus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
Chironomid larvae |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
Culicoides sp. |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
unidentified |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
Coleoptera |
South Africa |
adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
Trichocera spp. |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
aquatic Hemiptera |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
Hymenoptera |
South Africa |
adults |
| zoobenthos |
insects |
insects |
unidentified |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
mollusks |
bivalves |
Musculus virgiliae |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
mollusks |
gastropods |
Assiminea bifasciata |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
other benth. invertebrates |
n.a./other benth. Invertebrates |
unidentified |
South Africa |
recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos |
sponges/tunicates |
sponges |
Unidentified Porifera |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zoobenthos |
worms |
non-annelids |
Unidentified Nematoda |
Hong Kong |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
fish (early stages) |
fish eggs/larvae |
unidentified fish eggs |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
other plank. invertebrates |
n.a./other plank. invertebrates |
Arcella |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
other plank. invertebrates |
n.a./other plank. invertebrates |
Difflugia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
other plank. invertebrates |
n.a./other plank. invertebrates |
Phacus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
other plank. invertebrates |
n.a./other plank. invertebrates |
Unidentified Rotifera |
Hong Kong |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
other plank. invertebrates |
n.a./other plank. invertebrates |
Unidentified Rotifers |
Indonesia |
Larvae |
| zooplankton |
other plank. invertebrates |
n.a./other plank. Invertebrates |
unidentified |
South Africa |
recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
cladocerans |
Bosminopsis dietersi |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
cladocerans |
Unidentified |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
cladocerans |
Ceriodaphnia cornuta |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
cladocerans |
Daphnia sp. |
South Africa |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
cladocerans |
Moina micrura |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
cladocerans |
Diaphanosoma excisum |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Filinia |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Unidentified |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Anuraeopsis spp. |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Asplanchna spp. |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Brachionus calyciflorus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Brachionus caudatus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Brachionus falcatus |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Brachionus forficula |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Keratella tropica |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Lepedella |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
n.a./other plank. crustaceans |
Polyarthra |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
plank. copepods |
unidentified Calanoida |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
plank. copepods |
unidentified nauplii |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
plank. copepods |
unidentified Cyclopoida |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
plank. copepods |
Unidentified Cyclopoida |
Indonesia |
Larvae |
| zooplankton |
plank. crust. |
plank. copepods |
Unidentified |
Sri Lanka |
juv./adults |