Known prey organisms
Cumacea (Deposit feeding peracaridan crustaceans and detritivorous crustaceans) preys on:
detritus
algae
phytoplankton
fungi
bacteria
Microfauna
Based on studies in:
South Africa (Desert or dune)
USA: Florida, Everglades (Estuarine)
USA: Florida (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
detritus
algae
phytoplankton
fungi
bacteria
Microfauna
Based on studies in:
South Africa (Desert or dune)
USA: Florida, Everglades (Estuarine)
USA: Florida (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- A. C. Brown, Food relationships on the intertidal sandy beaches of the Cape Peninsula, S. Afr. J. Sci. 60:35-41, from p. 39 (1964).
- W. E. Odum and E. J. Heald, The detritus-based food web of an estuarine mangrove community, In Estuarine Research, Vol. 1, Chemistry, Biology and the Estuarine System, Academic Press, New York, pp. 265-286, from p. 281 (1975).
- Christian RR, Luczkovich JJ (1999) Organizing and understanding a winters seagrass foodweb network through effective trophic levels. Ecol Model 117:99124
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