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Trophic ecology of the Portunus spinimanus Latreille (Decapoda, Portunidae) in the Armaçãodo ltapocoroy, Penha, Santa Catarina, Brazil

The feeding of P. spinunanus Latreille, 1819 was analyzed from January to December 1995 using the frequency of occurrence, frequency of points and feeding index methods. The species presents a broad trophic specter and diversified, composed by 24 items. The trophic analyses indicated the species show that the categories Crustacea, Osteichthyes, Echinodennata and Mollusca were the rnostexploited resources.

Decapoda; Portunidae; Portunus spinimanus; trophic ecology; natural diet


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