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Cirripedia Thoracica associated with Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) in the northern Aegean Sea

2003; Brill; Volume: 76; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/156854003322033816

1568-5403

Kitsos, Noidou, Kalpakis, Koukouras, Magdalini Christodoulou,

Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

[Twenty-nine dead loggerhead turtles, washed ashore at various localities in northern Greece, were sampled. Study of the material collected revealed 9 species of Cirripedia Thoracica. Chelonibia patula (Ranzani, 1818), Balanus perforatus Bruguiere, 1789, and Pachylasma giganteum (Philippi, 1836) are reported for the first time as epibionts of Caretta caretta. The results are discussed in relation to the relevant literature. Vingt-neuf tortues carets mortes, echouees en diverses localites au nord de la Grece, ont ete collectees. L'etude du materiel recolte a revele la presence de 9 especes de Cirripedia Thoracica. Chelonibia patula (Ranzani, 1818), Balanus perforatus Bruguiere, 1789 et Pachylasma giganteum (Philippi, 1836) sont signales pour la premiere fois comme epibiontes de Caretta caretta. Les resultats sont discutees en fonction des donnees de la litterature., Twenty-nine dead loggerhead turtles, washed ashore at various localities in northern Greece, were sampled. Study of the material collected revealed 9 species of Cirripedia Thoracica. Chelonibia patula (Ranzani, 1818), Balanus perforatus Bruguiere, 1789, and Pachylasma giganteum (Philippi, 1836) are reported for the first time as epibionts of Caretta caretta. The results are discussed in relation to the relevant literature. Vingt-neuf tortues carets mortes, echouees en diverses localites au nord de la Grece, ont ete collectees. L'etude du materiel recolte a revele la presence de 9 especes de Cirripedia Thoracica. Chelonibia patula (Ranzani, 1818), Balanus perforatus Bruguiere, 1789 et Pachylasma giganteum (Philippi, 1836) sont signales pour la premiere fois comme epibiontes de Caretta caretta. Les resultats sont discutees en fonction des donnees de la litterature.]