Abundance, placement and sexual identity of the epizoic barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria relative to the size and species of host turtles in Mabul Island, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kah Kheng Lim, Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Pushpalatha M. Palaniappan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: GE1-350 Environmental sciences; QL640-669.3 Reptiles and amphibians
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28995/1/Abundance%2C%20placement%20and%20sexual%20identity%20of%20the%20epizoic%20barnacle%20Chelonibia%20testudinaria%20relative%20to%20the%20size%20and%20species%20of%20host%20turtles%20in%20Mabul%20Island%2C%20Malaysia%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28995/3/Abundance%2C%20placement%20and%20sexual%20identity%20of%20the%20epizoic%20barnacle%20Chelonibia%20testudinaria%20relative%20to%20the%20size%20and%20species%20of%20host%20turtles%20in%20Mabul%20Island%2C%20Malaysia%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28995/; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/abundance-placement-and-sexual-identity-of-the-epizoic-barnacle-chelonibia-testudinaria-relative-to-the-size-and-species-of-host-turtles-in-mabul-island-malaysia/5D24A718E3FC68A55269FA4A16ABB70A; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420001198
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Sea turtles are partners in commensal relationships with a variety of epibionts, including barnacles. The acorn barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria is one species commonly found associated with sea turtles and other marine fauna throughout temperate to tropical waters including the Indo-Pacific. We con...