Observations of the epizoa found on the turtle Lepidochelys olivacea at La Gloria, Jalisco, Mexico

From August to December 1993, 46 female specimens of the turtle Lepidochelys olivacea were examined at La Gloria, Jalisco, Mexico. Several epizoa were collected: leech, balanus, barnacles, remoras, crabs, algae, amphipods and eggs (probably of leechs). The leech Ozobranchus sp. was the most abundan...

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Main Authors: S Hernandez-Vazquez, C Valadez-Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 1998-03-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
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Online Access:http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/733