Food item summary for Odax pullus
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Predator stage adults
Food I plants
Food II other plants
Food III benthic algae/weeds
Food group Sargassaceae Prey Stage/Part leaves/blades
Food name Carpophyllum spp.
Commonness
Land
Bemerkung Comprises approximately 90% of adult diet. When feeding on Carpophyllum spp., the reproductive bunches and thalli were removed by a bite followed by a sideways flick of the head. Reporductive bunches form the bulk of the diet of Odax pullus during the fruting season of Carpophyllum spp. (Ref. 34014).
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