Barnacle bonding: Morphology of attachment of Xenobalanus globicipitis to its host Tursiops truncatus

2012 ◽  
Vol 273 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Pugliese ◽  
Stefanie Anne Böttger ◽  
Frank E. Fish
Keyword(s):  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Xenobalanus Globicipitis

scholarly journals Prevalencia y abundancia relativa de balanos Xenobalanus globicipitis presentes en poblaciones de delfín nariz de botella Tursiops truncatus en el Golfo de México Sur

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Imelda Gómez-Hernández ◽  
Arturo Serrano ◽  
Cecilia Becerril-Gómez ◽  
Agustín Basañez-Muñoz ◽  
Celina Naval-Ávila
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphin ◽  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Winter Storm ◽  
Host Interaction ◽  
Xenobalanus Globicipitis

Xenobalanus globicipitis is a commensal barnacle located on cetacean fin edges. The commensal-host interaction between Xenobalanus globicipitis and the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) has been poorly studied in Mexico. The main objective was to estimate the relative barnacle prevalence and abundance in bottlenose dolphins in three areas and seasons of the Gulf of Mexico. Tamiahua zone showed the higher prevalence (42.4%) and relative abundance (0.60 barnacles/individual/hr-1)compared to Tuxpan and Nautla zones. Whereas, in dry season there were higher prevalence (55.6%) and relative abundance (0.53 barnacles/individual/hr-1)than rainy and winter storm seasons. Therefore, zones and seasons of the Gulf of Mexico influence the barnacle-dolphin interactions.

First Leucistic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sighting Registered in the Gulf of California, Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 507-512
Author(s):  
Héctor Pérez-Puig ◽  
Gisela Heckel ◽  
Lorayne Meltzer
Keyword(s):  
Bottlenose Dolphin ◽  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Gulf Of California
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