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Table 2 Stomach contents of green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles identified by morphological analysis at class level, and the percentage frequency of occurrence (% FO), with the number of stomachs the item occurred in n. Plant materials included all items of plant origin and macroalgae, and synthetic flotsam included plastics, styrofoam, and nylon cord/string

From: Occurrence and diet analysis of sea turtles in Korean shore

Stomach content

Green turtles

Loggerhead turtles

Olive ridley turtles

% FO (n = 3)

n

% FO (n = 15)

n

% FO (n = 1)

n

Synthetic flotsam

67

2

87

13

100

1

Phylum Cnidaria

      

 Cl. Anthozoa

  

7

1

  

Phylum Arthropoda, sub ph. Crustacea

      

 Cl. Malacostraca

  

40

6

100

1

 Cl. Cirripedia

33

1

13

2

100

1

Phylum Mollusca

      

 Cl. Gastropoda

  

20

3

  

 Cl. Bivalvia

  

73

11

100

1

 Cl. Cephalopoda

  

20

3

  

Phylum Chordata

      

 Cl. Osteichthyes

33

1

47

7

  

 Cl. Ascidiacea

  

7

1

  

Phylum Brachiopoda

      

 Cl. Articulata

  

7

1

  

Phylum Annelida

      

 Cl. Polychaeta

  

53

8

  

Plant

100

3

53

8

  

Stone

  

7

1

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