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Table 1 Parasite fauna of Macrourus whitsoni.

From: Parasite fauna of Antarctic Macrourus whitsoni (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) in comparison with closely related macrourids

Parasite

Life-cycle stage

Site in host

P (%)

MI (I)

Monogenea

A

G

44.0

1.9 (1–4)

  Macruricotyle clavipes

A

G

44.0

1.9 (1–4)

 Unidentified monogenean

A

G

2.0

1.0 (1)

Digenea

A

In, P

28.0

2.2 (1–7)

  Paralepidapedon dubium

A

P

2.0

4.0 (4)

  Paralepidapedon awii

A

P, In

2.0

1.0 (1)

  Paralepidapedon antacrctica

A

P

2.0

1.0 (1)

  Lepidapedon brayi

A

P

4.0

1.0 (1)

  Lepidapedon ninae

A

P

2.0

1.0 (1)

  Gonocerca phycidis

A

St

2.0

1.0 (1)

 Unidentified digeneana

A

In, P, St

52.0

1.6 (1–7)

Nematoda

L

L, St

52.0

1.6 (1–6)

  Pseudoterranova decipiens E

L

 

14.0

1.1 (1–2)

 Unidentified nematode

L

L, St

42.0

1.7 (1–5)

Cestoda

A

I

2.0

1.0 (1)

  Parabothriocephalus johnstoni

A

I

2.0

1.0 (1)

Acanthocephala

L

Bc

64.0

3.2 (1–13)

  Corynosoma bullosum

L

Bc

64.0

3.2 (1–13)

  1. Abbreviations: A adult, L larva, G gills, In intestine, L liver, P pyloric caeca, St stomach
  2. aPresumably five different species
Parasites of M. whitsoni (n = 43) sampled in Antarctica (off Elephant and King George Islands). Species marked as unidentified were clearly recognised as distinct species. Shown are the site in host, prevalence (P in %), mean intensity (MI) and range for intensity (I)