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- Parasites have been found in the spiral intestines of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays), with data showing 114 elasmobranch species hosting 200 parasite species.
- About 3.7% of shark species and 14.9% of ray species are identified as hosts, with some hosting multiple parasite species.
- The study introduces a Category designation system for the parasites, which will help compare and describe new species in future research.
Article Abstract
Species of have been documented as parasites of the spiral intestine of elasmobranchs. Results of a metadata analysis indicate that 114 species of elasmobranchs have been reported as hosts of 200 species of . The metadata analysis revealed that 3.7% of species of sharks and 14.9% of species of rays that have been reported as hosts to date; some species are parasitized by more than one species of . This work provides a Category designation, as proposed by Ghoshroy and Caira (2001), for each species of . These Category designations are a tool to facilitate comparisons among members of for descriptions of new species in the future.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7303228 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.940.46352 | DOI Listing |
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