Table 3 Diatom composition on the diet of polychaete species

Surface deposit feeders

12.15 ± 6.5

1.95 ± 1.9

5.5 ± 4.12

0.54 ± 0.5

 Cirriformia filigera

12

0.86

5

0.53

 Isolda pulchella

13

2.54

5

0.59

 Owenia fusiformis*

20

4.35

11

1.22

 Scolelepis squamata*

4

0.05

1

0.01

Subsurface deposit feeders

7.4 ± 2.05

0.48 ± 0.2

2 ± 1.41

0.10 ± 0.1

 Capitella spp.

6

0.14

2

0.04

 Heteromastus filiformis

7

0.48

4

0.3

 Naineris setosa

9

0.4

2

0.88

 Notomastus lobatus

5

0.66

0

0

 Schyphoproctus djiboutiensis

10

0.76

2

0.11

Omnivores

4.6 ± 1.15

1 ± 0.43

2.33 ± 2.3

0.68 ± 0.8

 Diopatra aciculata

4

1.33

5

1.66

 Laeonereis culveri

6

0.51

1

0.33

 Marphysa sebastiana

4

1.16

1

0.33

Carnivores

1.6 ± 2.6

0.43 ± 0.7

0

0

 Eurythoe complanata

6

1.5

0

0

 Hemipodus rotundus

0

0

0

0

 Nematonereis hebes

2

0.1

0

0

 Sigambra grubei

0

0

0

0

 Scoletoma tetraura

0

0

0

0