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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Epibiont

An organism which attaches itself to a another organism (host) without either benefit or harm to the host, such as lichens on the bark of trees. Sea turtles often have epibionts on their shells and skin

See also: parasite

WWW References:

• Turtle Epibiont Project
• Epibionts of Hawksbill Turtles in a Caribbean Nesting Ground

Citations:

• Frick, M. G., Williams, K. L., Markesteyn, E. J., Pfaller, J. B. and Frick, R. E. 2004. New records and observations of epibionts from loggerhead sea turtles. - Southeastern Naturalist 3: 613-620.

Entered by: Brendan Godley
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2004-12-13 17:03:16
Last modified: 2005-05-05 19:48:21