Table 7 Host specificity index for the isolated parasite species and their fish hosts. For Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species the number of taxa, parasitizing the specific host, are given

Neolebouria antarctica

1

2

5

12

21

46790515

Elytrophalloides oatesi

1

3

11

24

35

93923274

Genolinea bowersi

1

2

6

15

31

47163746

Glomericirrus macrouri

1

3

7

13

23

92445330

Gonocerca phycidis

2

7

14

32

56

26715068657

Lecithaster macrocotyle

1

2

4

14

19

46421232

Lepidapedon garrardi

1

1

4

15

30

1133679

Lepocreadium trullaforme

1

1

2

2

3

375252

Macvicaria georgiana

1

1

3

9

22

755487

Otodistomum cestoides

2

4

4

4

5

2539978652

Anisakis simplex (s.l.)

2

11

17

26

39

2846169314

Ascarophis nototheniae

1

3

6

12

16

92075070

Caudotestis glacialis

1

1

2

2

2

375251

Contracaecum osculatum (s.l.)

1

3

9

22

27

93189730

Contracaecum radiatum

1

3

5

13

18

91705800

Pseudoterranova decipiens (s.l.)

1

5

12

27

45

183000359

Aspersentis megarhynchus

1

2

4

8

11

46415287

Corynosoma arctocephali

1

2

4

10

16

46417275

Corynosoma australe

1

2

3

3

3

46038051

Corynosoma bullosum

1

3

10

21

30

93555040

Corynosoma hamanni

1

1

3

11

23

757469

Corynosoma pseudohamanni

1

1

4

13

25

1131701

Corynosoma shackletoni

1

1

3

3

6

749504

Hypoechinorhynchus magellanicus

1

1

3

4

5

750500

Metacanthocephalus dalmori

1

2

5

11

17

46789522

Metacanthocephalus johnstoni

1

1

3

5

10

751496

Eubrachiella antarctica

1

1

4

4

5

1122753