Two new epizoic Achnanthes species (Bacillariophyta) living on marine turtles from Costa Rica

• DOI: 10.1515/bot-2016-0114
• Publication Date: 2017-05-16T10:00:31Z
• Authors: Roksana Majewska; Mario De Stefano; Luc Ector; Federico Bolaños; Thomas A. Frankovich; Michael J. Sullivan; Matt P. Ashworth; Bart Van de Vijver
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Achnanthes; Bacillariophyta; Costa Rica; epizoic diatoms; marine turtles;; 14. Life underwater; Biology

AbstractIt 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