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Table 3 Species richness of the major parasite groups in Coryphaenoides spp. and Macrourus spp.

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

Species

Mono

Dige

Cest

Nema

Acan

Crus

Total

Unique

C. acrolepis

1

5

0

1

0

0

7

2

C. armatus

1

12

2

6

0

4

25

7

C. brevibarbis

1

1

1

0

0

1

4

0

C. carapinus

1

11

2

5

1

2

22

4

C. carminifer

0

10

0

0

0

0

10

0

C. delsolari

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

C. filifer

0

5

0

0

0

1

6

1

C. guentheri

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

1

C. leptolepis

0

8

1

0

0

1

11

1

C. longifilis

0

2

0

0

0

0

7

3

C. marginatus

0

3

0

0

0

3

6

2

C. mediterraneus

0

8

2

8

0

1

19

4

C. mexicanus

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

C. nasutus

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

2

C. profundicolus

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

C. rupestris

1

14

5

6

1

3

30

4

C. serrulatus

4

5

0

0

0

1

10

3

C. striaturus

0

9

1

0

0

0

10

1

C. subserrulatus

2

0

0

0

0

1

3

1

C. zaniophorus

1

3

0

0

0

0

4

1

M. berglax

3

16

10

11

3

7

50

19

M. carinatus

2

10

5

8

2

2

29

7

M. holotrachys

4

8

0

0

1

6

19

5

M. whitsoni

2

10

4

4

2

3

25

13

different taxa

14

78

18

27

7

25

169

82

  1. Abbreviations: Mono Monogenea, Dige Digenea, Cest Cestoda, Nema Nematoda, Acan Acanthocephala, Crus Crustacea
Data represent the total number and the number of distinct taxa (Unique) based on the review of the literature