TABLE S–1. Species, Prey and Numbers of Specimens: Pacific Grove, CA, USA (1970-1973 data from Nybakken, 1974 & 1978) (Species names based on Behrens & Hermosillo, 2005)

Species, prey and numbers counted (1978 data)

Triopha maculata                               Br                    990

Doriopsilla albopunctata                   Sp                   752

Triopha catalinae                               Br                    541

Rostanga pulchra                               Sp                   471

Hermissenda crassicornis                  Cn                   302

Doris montereyensis                           Sp                   143

Peltodoris nobilis                               Sp                   141

Geitodoris heathi                                Sp                   155

Diaulula sandiegensis            Sp                   137

Cadlina modesta                                 Sp                   101

Cadlina flavomaculata                       Sp                    79

Dirona picta                                       Br                     77

Okenia rosacea                                   Br                     78

Ancula pacifica                                   En                    42

Dendronotus albus                             Cn                    34

Aegires albopunctatus            Sp                    36

Cadlina luteomarginata                     Sp                    15

Cadlina sparsa                                   Sp                    10

Limacia cockerelli                              Br                     11

Aeolidia papillosa                              Cn                    9

Aldisa sanguinea                                Sp                    8

Janolus barbarensis                          Br, Cn              7

Tritonia festiva                                   Cn                    7

Onchidoris muricata                          Br                     6

Dirona albolineata                             As, Br, Cn        3

Phidiana hiltoni                                  Cn                    2

Acanthodoris hudsoni             Uk                    2

Polycera atra                                      Br                     1

Ancula lentiginosa                              Uk                    1

Hallaxa chani                                     Sp                    1

 

                        Specimens      Species           %

As                   3                      (1)                   ---

Br                    1714                (9)                   41%

Cn                   364                  (7)                   8.7%

En                   42                    (1)                   1%

Sp                   2049                (13)                 49%

(As=Ascidians, Br=Bryozoans, Cn=Cnidarians, En = Entoproct, Sp=Sponges, Uk=Unknown)


 

 

Species, prey and total numbers counted (1974 data estimated from Fig. 1; abundance numbers for each species are not presented)

Dendronotus frondosus                      Cn 

Dendronotus subramosus                   Cn

Cuthona divae                        Cn

Cuthona lagunae                                Cn

Flabellina trilineata                           Cn

Doto amyra                                        Cn 

Catriona columbiana                         Cn

Hancockia californica            Cn

Aeolidiella chromosoma                     Cn

Catriona flavovulta                            Cn

Catriona albocrusta                           Cn

Catriona fulgens                                 Cn

Catriona abronia                                Cn

Aeolidiella oliviae                              Cn

Doto kya                                             Cn

Eubranchus rupium                            Cn

Eubranchus rustyus                            Cn

17 species

547 total specimens

 

 

Totals of species, specimens / prey items 1974 & 1978

                        1978                                        1974                                        Both papers    %

Prey    Species Specimens              Species Specimens              Species Specimens

As        1                   3                   ---                    ---                     1                   3

Br         9                  1714                ---                    ---                     9                  1714 36%

Cn        7                   364                 17                    547                   24                  911     19%

En        1                   42                  ---                    ---                     1                   42

Sp        13                 2049                ---                    ---                     13                 2049    43%

            _____              _____              _____              _____              _____              _____

               31                  4172                17                    547                   48                 4719