Epibiotic Diatoms Are Universally Present on All Sea Turtle Species.
PLoS One
; 11(6): e0157011, 2016.
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| ID: mdl-27257972
ABSTRACT
The macro-epibiotic communities of sea turtles have been subject to growing interest in recent years, yet their micro-epibiotic counterparts are almost entirely unknown. Here, we provide the first evidence that diatoms are epibionts for all seven extant species of sea turtle. Using Scanning Electron Microscopy, we inspected superficial carapace or skin samples from a single representative of each turtle species. We distinguished 18 diatom taxa from these seven individuals, with each sea turtle species hosting at least two diatom taxa. We recommend that future research is undertaken to confirm whether diatom communities vary between sea turtle species and whether these diatom taxa are facultative or obligate commensals.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tortugas
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Diatomeas
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Costa Rica