We thank Cameron Siler, Caryn Vaughn, and Eric Bright for providing advice and comments on versions the manuscript, and Jessa Watters and Alan Resetar for assistance at the Sam Noble Museum and Field Museum, respectively. We also thank two anonymous reviewers for their comments on this manuscript.Filamentous algae are often visible on the carapaces of freshwater turtles and these algae are dominated by a few species with varying geographic distributions. Compared to filamentous algae, little is known about the much more speciose microalgae on turtles. Our objectives were to compare the diatom flora on a single turtle species (the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina) across part of its range to examine spatial patterns and determine ...
Several populations of a new Craspedostauros species were observed on museum specimens of juvenile g...
11 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, supplementary information https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19064-0.-...
Background. The Aegean Sea coast of Turkey hosts one of the most important nesting grounds for logge...
Filamentous algae are often visible on the carapaces of freshwater turtles and these algae are domin...
Filamentous algae are often visible on the carapaces of freshwater turtles and these algae are domin...
Few studies have explored the ecology and interrelationship with other organisms of the many endange...
The first reports of diatoms growing on marine mammals date back to the early 1900s. However, only r...
: In recent years, biofilm-forming diatoms have received increased attention as sea turtle epibiont...
Epizoic diatoms form an important part of micro-epibiota of marine vertebrates such as whales and s...
The current study investigated diatom communities on juvenile green turtles foraging in neritic habi...
<div><p>Sea turtles are distributed in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. They play several ec...
Epizoic diatoms form an important part of micro-epibiota of marine vertebrates such as whales and se...
Epizoic organisms are often found living on animals and the relationship between the two can be mutu...
Epibiotic diatoms inhabiting the carapace of European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis Linnaeus, 1758) ...
Sea turtles are distributed in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. They play several ecological...
Several populations of a new Craspedostauros species were observed on museum specimens of juvenile g...
11 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, supplementary information https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19064-0.-...
Background. The Aegean Sea coast of Turkey hosts one of the most important nesting grounds for logge...
Filamentous algae are often visible on the carapaces of freshwater turtles and these algae are domin...
Filamentous algae are often visible on the carapaces of freshwater turtles and these algae are domin...
Few studies have explored the ecology and interrelationship with other organisms of the many endange...
The first reports of diatoms growing on marine mammals date back to the early 1900s. However, only r...
: In recent years, biofilm-forming diatoms have received increased attention as sea turtle epibiont...
Epizoic diatoms form an important part of micro-epibiota of marine vertebrates such as whales and s...
The current study investigated diatom communities on juvenile green turtles foraging in neritic habi...
<div><p>Sea turtles are distributed in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. They play several ec...
Epizoic diatoms form an important part of micro-epibiota of marine vertebrates such as whales and se...
Epizoic organisms are often found living on animals and the relationship between the two can be mutu...
Epibiotic diatoms inhabiting the carapace of European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis Linnaeus, 1758) ...
Sea turtles are distributed in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. They play several ecological...
Several populations of a new Craspedostauros species were observed on museum specimens of juvenile g...
11 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, supplementary information https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19064-0.-...
Background. The Aegean Sea coast of Turkey hosts one of the most important nesting grounds for logge...