An annotated list of fish parasites (Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected from Emperors and Emperor Bream (Lethrinidae) in New Caledonia further highlights parasite biodiversity estimates on coral reef fish

0351068 - BC 2011 RIV NZ eng J - Journal Article
Justine, J.-L. - Beveridge, I. - Boxshall, G.A. - Bray, R. A. - Moravec, František - Whittington, I.D.
An annotated list of fish parasites (Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected from Emperors and Emperor Bream (Lethrinidae) in New Caledonia further highlights parasite biodiversity estimates on coral reef fish.
Zootaxa. Roč. 2691, - (2010), s. 1-40. ISSN 1175-5326. E-ISSN 1175-5334
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC522
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : fish * new host records * new geographical records * inventory * biogeography * South Pacific
Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
Impact factor: 0.853, year: 2010

Parasites were collected from 17 species of emperors and emperor bream (Lethrinidae) in the waters off New Caledonia, South Pacific. Host-parasite and parasite-hosts lists are provided, with a total of 188 host-parasite combinations (11 per fish species), including 81 identifications at the species level. A total of 52 parasites were identified at the species level, and 40 new host records were found. Results are presented for larval isopods, copepods (16 species), monogeneans (24), digeneans (27), cestodes (11) and nematodes (10). Although this study required significant sampling and identification, we estimate that only 13% of the parasites of lethrinids are known in New Caledonia
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