Parasite fauna of the Antarctic dragonfish Parachaenichthys charcoti (Perciformes: Bathydraconidae) and closely related Bathydraconidae from the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Table 4 Parasite fauna of Racovitzia glacialis (n = 6) sampled in Antarctica

Parasite	Organ	n	P (%)	MI	I	MA
Nematoda	Bc, L, P, St, I	70	83.3	14.0	1–34	11.67
Ascarophis nototheniae	St	2	16.7	2.0	2	0.33
Anisakis simplex (s.l.)	St	4	16.7	4.0	4	0.67
Contracaecum osculatum (s.l.)	L, I	4	33.3	2.0	1–3	0.67
Contracaecum radiatum ^a	L, P	3	33.3	1.5	1–2	0.50
Contracaecum sp.	L, P	42	50.0	14.0	2–24	7.00
Pseudoterranova decipiens (s.l.)^a	L	8	33.3	4.0	1–7	1.33
Nematoda indet.	Bc, L, P, I	7	50.0	2.3	1–3	1.17

^aNew host record
Abbreviations: P (%), prevalence, MI mean intensity, I range for intensity, MA mean abundance, St stomach, I intestine, Bc body cavity, L liver, P pyloric caeca

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