Known prey organisms
Amphipoda type purple (Amphipoda type 'purple' (N=6)) preys on:
Plant material
organic detritus
Tabellaria flocculosa
Batrachospermum
Cyanobacteria
Oedogonium
Ulothrix
Based on studies in:
New Zealand: Otago, Akatore, Akatore catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Berwick, Meggatburn (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Catlins, Craggy Tor catchment (River)
USA: North Carolina, Coweeta (River)
USA: Maine, Martins (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Narrowdale catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, North Col, Silver catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Sutton Stream, Taieri River, Sutton catchment (River)
USA: Maine, Troy (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Venlaw, Mimihau catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Blackrock, Lee catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Broad, Lee catchment (River)
New Zealand: South Island, Canton Creek, Taieri River, Lee catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Dempster's Stream, Taieri River, 3 O'Clock catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, German, Kye Burn catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Healy Stream, Taieri River, Kye Burn catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Kye Burn (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Little Kye, Kye Burn catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Stony, Sutton catchment (River)
Wales, River Rheidol (River)
USA: Wisconsin, Little Rock Lake (Lake or pond)
USA: California, Monterey Bay (Littoral, Rocky shore)
USA (Temporary pool)
Wales, River Clydach (River)
USA: Hawaii (Swamp)
England, River Cam (River)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Plant material
organic detritus
Tabellaria flocculosa
Batrachospermum
Cyanobacteria
Oedogonium
Ulothrix
Based on studies in:
New Zealand: Otago, Akatore, Akatore catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Berwick, Meggatburn (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Catlins, Craggy Tor catchment (River)
USA: North Carolina, Coweeta (River)
USA: Maine, Martins (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Narrowdale catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, North Col, Silver catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Sutton Stream, Taieri River, Sutton catchment (River)
USA: Maine, Troy (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Venlaw, Mimihau catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Blackrock, Lee catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Broad, Lee catchment (River)
New Zealand: South Island, Canton Creek, Taieri River, Lee catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Dempster's Stream, Taieri River, 3 O'Clock catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, German, Kye Burn catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Healy Stream, Taieri River, Kye Burn catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Kye Burn (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Little Kye, Kye Burn catchment (River)
New Zealand: Otago, Stony, Sutton catchment (River)
Wales, River Rheidol (River)
USA: Wisconsin, Little Rock Lake (Lake or pond)
USA: California, Monterey Bay (Littoral, Rocky shore)
USA (Temporary pool)
Wales, River Clydach (River)
USA: Hawaii (Swamp)
England, River Cam (River)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- J. R. E. Jones, A further ecological study of calcareous streams in the "Black Mountain" district of South Wales, J. Anim. Ecol. 18:142-159, from p. 157 (1949).
- G. E. Walsh, An ecological study of a Hawaiian mangrove swamp. In: Estuaries, G. H. Lauff, Ed. (AAAS Publication 83, Washington, DC, 1967), pp. 420-431, from p. 429.
- J. R. E. Jones, A further ecological study of the river Rheidol: the food of the common insects of the main-stream, J. Anim. Ecol. 19:159-174, from p. 172 (1950).
- P. W. Glynn, Community composition, structure, and interrelationships in the marine intertidal Endocladia Muricata - Balanus glandula association in Monterey Bay, California, Beaufortia 12(148):1-198, from p. 133 (1965).
- J. R. E. Jones, 1949. A further ecological study of calcareous streams in the "Black Mountain" district of South Wales. J. Anim. Ecol. 18:142-159, from pp. 154-55, 157.
- Thompson, RM and Townsend CR. 2005. Energy availability, spatial heterogeneity and ecosystem size predict food-web structure in streams. OIKOS 108: 137-148.
- Townsend, CR, Thompson, RM, McIntosh, AR, Kilroy, C, Edwards, ED, Scarsbrook, MR. 1998. Disturbance, resource supply and food-web architecture in streams. Ecology Letters 1:200-209.
- Thompson, RM and Townsend, CR. 2003. Impacts on stream food webs of native and exotic forest: an intercontinental comparison. Ecology 84:145-161
- Thompson, RM and Townsend, CR. 1999. The effect of seasonal variation on the community structure and food-web attributes of two streams: implications for food-web science. Oikos 87: 75-88.
- N. C. Collins, R. Mitchell and R. G. Wiegert, 1976. Functional analysis of a thermal spring ecosystem, with an evaluation of the role of consumers. Ecology 57:1221-1232, from p. 1222.
- P. H. T. Hartley, Food and feeding relationships in a community of fresh-water fishes, J. Anim. Ecol. 17(1):1-14, from p. 12 (1948).
- Martinez ND (1991) Artifacts or attributes? Effects of resolution on the Little Rock Lake food web. Ecol Monogr 61:367392
