Labellicula lecohuiana, a new epizoic diatom species living on green turtles in Costa Rica.

• Published in: Nova Hedwigia, Beihefte
• Main Authors: Majewska, R., DE STEFANO, Mario, M. , Vijver, Bart Van de
• Other Authors: M., Vijver, Bart Van, De
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: epizoic diatoms; Bacillariophyta; new species; Labelllicula; Olifantiella; sea turtles; Antarctic; Pacific; Ridley; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11591/372524; https://doi.org/10.1127/1438-9134/2017/023

It has been known for a long time that marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, host a very specific epizoic community on their skin. Whether or not a similar community exists on the carapaces of sea turtles is less studied. The present paper describes two new epizoic diatoms from the genus Achn...