Food items reported for Acanthaster planci
n = 26
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified algae (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unspecified diatoms (not available) Larvae
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates unspecified dinoflagellates (not available) Larvae
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Acropora hyacinthus Japan juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Acropora spp. (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Acropora spp. (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Montipora spp. (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Pavona cactus (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Echinopora horrida (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Favites abdita (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Goniastrea retiformis (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Fungia fungites (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Favites sp. Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Symphyllia recta (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Pocillopora damicornis (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Pocillopora spp. (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Stylophora spp. (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Goniopora lobata (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Porites lobata (not available) adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Porites sp. Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals unspecified corals Oman adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals unspecified hard corals (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unspecified soft corals Oman adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unspecified gorgonian (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unspecified soft corals (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars Acanthaster planci (not available) juv./adults
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