Molecular evidence for a diverse green algal community growing in the hair of sloths and a specific association with <Emphasis Type="Italic">Trichophilus welckeri</Emphasis>(Chlorophyta,Ulvophyceae) |
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| Authors: | Milla Suutari Markus Majaneva David P Fewer Bryson Voirin Annette Aiello Thomas Friedl Adriano G Chiarello Jaanika Blomster |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Environmental Sciences,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland;2.Tv?rminne Zoological Station,Hanko,Finland;3.Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland;4.Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Schlo? M?ggingen,Radolfzell,Germany;5.Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute,Ancon,Rep. Panama;6.Albrecht-von-Haller-Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Abteilung Experimentelle Phykologie and Sammlung für Algenkulturen,Universit?t G?ttingen,G?ttingen,Germany;7.Catholic University of Minas Gerais,Programa de pós-gradua??o em Zoologia de Vertebrados,Belo Horizonte,Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Background Sloths are slow-moving arboreal mammals inhabiting tropical rainforests in Central and South America. The six living species
of sloths are occasionally reported to display a greenish discoloration of their pelage. Trichophilus welckeri, a green algal species first described more than a century ago, is widely believed to discolor the animals fur and provide
the sloth with effective camouflage. However, this phenomenon has not been explored in any detail and there is little evidence
to substantiate this widely held opinion. |
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