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Volume 68, 1938-39
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Food-Group VII.—Plants.
Table VII.

Predators Prey
Zostera marina Ulva lactuca Macrocystis pyrifera Algae various
garfish X X X
sand flounder X X
mullet X X
marblefish X X
trumpeter X X
scarlet parrotfish X X
greenbone X
blue cod X X
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Analysis of Food-group VII.—Obviously no serious attempt has been made to distinguish the species of algae, and the phytoplankton remains uninvestigated. In some cases there are grounds for doubting whether the weeds are eaten for their own food-values or for that of the molluscs and crustaceans swallowed with them. Phytophagous fish are likely to have a high iodine content.