To Swim or Not to Swim: Potential Transmission of Balaenophilus manatorum (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) in Marine Turtles
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170789
Abstract: Species of Balaenophilus are the only harpacticoid copepods that exhibit a widespread, obligate association with vertebrates, i.e., B. unisetus with whales and B. manatorum with marine turtles and manatees. In the western Mediterranean, juveniles of… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; marine turtles; manatorum; turtle skin ... See more keywords