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  1. New records of <em>Planes</em> crabs associated with sea turtles in Africa and adjacent waters

    New records of Planes crabs associated with sea turtles in Africa and adjacent waters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JB Pfaller --- Caretta Research Project, United States AN Palau --- Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research and the Department of Biology, United States PD Agamboué --- Marine Program, Gabon M Barret --- Kélonia, l’Observatoire des Tortues Marines, Réunion S Ciccione --- Kélonia, l’Observatoire des Tortues Marines, Réunion G Cliff --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, South Africa A Formia --- Marine Program, Gabon JC Manfoumbi --- Ibonga-ACPE [Association pour la Connaissance et la Protection de l’Environnement], Gabon A Marco --- Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EBD-CSIC), Spain G-P Sounguet --- Aventures Sans Frontières, Gabon AD Tucker --- Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, United States
    Crabs of the genus Planes (family Grapsidae) live on floating debris and pelagic animals and spend their lives rafting at the surface of the open ocean. Among living substrata, Planes minutus is frequently found associated with sea turtles. However, prior...
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