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The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae.The species is the second-smallest [4] [5] and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
The origin of "ridley" is a subject of speculation. Prior to being known as ridleys, French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède referred to the Lepidochelys species as "bastard turtles." Renowned sea turtle conservationist Archie Carr claimed that "ridley" was a common Floridan term, quite possibly, a dialectal corruption of "riddle." [1]
Genus Lepidochelys. Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) [1] Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) [1] Subfamily Cheloniinae. Genus Chelonia. Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) [1] Genus Eretmochelys. Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) [1] Genus Natator. Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) [1] (previously in ...
Platylepas hexastylos is a species of barnacle in the family Platylepadidae.It is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean where it lives as a symbiont of such large marine creatures as the dugong (Dugong dugon), the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), [2] the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), [3] or the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).
It is one of two living species in the genus Lepidochelys (the other one being L. olivacea, the olive ridley sea turtle). The species L. kempii primarily occupies habitat around the Gulf of Mexico, though its migrations into the Atlantic Ocean are being affected by rising temperatures.
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) has been sporadically reported in the French Mediterranean Sea. [13] The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) was observed for the first time in Metropolitan France in 2017, on the Atlantic coast near the Isle of Oléron. [14]
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2.1.2.3.1 Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley sea turtle / ഒലീവ് റിഡ്ലി കടലാമ) 2.1.3 Family: Dermochelyidae (leatherback turtles) 2.1.3.1 Genus: Dermochelys