Browsing by Subject "Sea turtle"
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Craspedostauros alatus sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta) species found on museum sea turtle specimens
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Several populations of a new Craspedostauros species were observed on museum specimens of juvenile green turtle and Kemp’s ridleys collected from Long Island Beach, New York, USA. The new taxon, Craspedostauros alatus ... -
Shared epizoic taxa and differences in diatom community structure between green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from distant habitats
(Springer, 2017)The first reports of diatoms growing on marine mammals date back to the early 1900s. However, only recently has direct evidence been provided for similar associations between diatoms and sea turtles. We present a comparison ... -
Six new epibiotic Proschkinia (Bacillariophyta) species and new insights into the genus phylogeny
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)The diatom genus Proschkinia is a common element of biofilms covering diverse substrata in saline inland or shallow coastal environments. It can be distinguished from other naviculoid taxa by its lanceolate valves with a ...