Table 2 Parasite fauna of Parachaenichthys charcoti (n = 47) sampled in Antarctica
Parasite | Organ | n | P (%) | MI | I | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Digenea | St, I | 4 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1–2 | 0.09 |
Gonocerca phycidis a | St | 2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1–2 | 0.04 |
Lecithaster macrocotyle | I | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Lecithaster sp. | I | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Cestoda | Bc, St, I | 39 | 27.6 | 3.0 | 1–9 | 0.83 |
Tetraphyllidea indet. | Bc, St, I | 39 | 27.6 | 3.0 | 1–9 | 0.83 |
Nematoda | Bc, L, P, St, I | 166 | 68.1 | 5.2 | 1–20 | 3.50 |
Ascarophis nototheniae | St | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Contracaecum osculatum (s.l.) | Bc, L, P, I | 45 | 25.5 | 3.8 | 1–15 | 0.96 |
Contracaecum radiatum | Bc | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Contracaecum sp. | P | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Pseudoterranova decipiens (s.l.) | Bc, L, St, I | 94 | 57.5 | 3.5 | 1–14 | 2.00 |
Nematoda indet. | Bc, L, P, St, I | 24 | 34.0 | 1.5 | 1–4 | 0.51 |
Acanthocephala | Bc, L, P, St, I | 16 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 1–3 | 0.34 |
Corynosoma cf australe a | L | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Corynosoma bullosum | Bc, St | 4 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.09 |
Corynosoma sp. | P | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Metacanthocephalus dalmori | G | 4 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.09 |
Acanthocephala indet. | St, I | 6 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1–3 | 0.13 |
Crustacea | Bs | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |
Eubrachiella antarctica a | Bs | 1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.02 |