Epibiotic Diatoms Are Universally Present on All Sea Turtle Species.

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...

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Main Authors: Nathan J Robinson, Roksana Majewska, Eric A Lazo-Wasem, Ronel Nel, Frank V Paladino, Lourdes Rojas, John D Zardus, Theodora Pinou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4892466?pdf=render