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JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
卷 45, 期 11-12, 页码 629-640出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.534563
关键词
sea turtle; barnacle; Stephanolepas muricata; epibiont; symbiosis; chemical mediation
We report new distribution and host records of the turtle barnacle Stephanolepas muricata Fischer. Ours is the first study to document this species' occurrence in Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean (North Carolina, Georgia and Florida: USA). We also present the first record of S. muricata from olive ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz). We discuss the physical and ecological characteristics associated with the specimens collected and present evidence suggesting the likelihood of chemical mediation between embedding coronuloid barnacles like S. muricata and host turtles. We provide the first data on the diet and fecundity of S. muricata.
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