Notes On the Food of Sea Turtles: Eretmochelys Imbrica Ta (Linnaeus) and Dermochelys Coriacea (Linnaeus)

摘要: The present paper deals with the results of a study contents entire alimentary canal small hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata (L.)), captured at Selvagem Pequena (subtropical eastern Atlantic), and sample stomach leathery (Dermochelys coriacea taken near Malta (Mediterranean). Apart from some man-made litter vegetable material, intestines appeared to contain mainly animal matter: remains sponges, sea anemones (Anemonia sulcata (Pennant)) other coelenterates, oceanic squid, gastropods, etc., which Anemonia constituted main bulk. So far, were never reported be preyed upon by turtles. Hawksbill turtles are generally considered omnivorous, as they appear devour both matter. Their ability, however, digest (to significant degree) components their diet, is here disputed. demonstrated that it had eaten least two species Siphonophora one Scyphozoa. presence (nematocysts) mesopelagic siphonophore Apolemia uvaria Lesueur might imply reaches considerable depths in search for food.