Parasite fauna of Antarctic Macrourus whitsoni (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) in comparison with closely related macrourids

• Main Authors: Münster, Julian, Kochmann, Judith, Klimpel, Sven, Klapper, Regina, Kuhn, Thomas
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2016
• Subjects: Antarctica; Feeding behaviour; Macrourinae; Macrourus whitsoni; Grenadier fish; Parasites; Digenea; Nematoda; Antarctic; George Islands; King George Islands; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/9/1/403

Abstract Background The extreme, isolated environment within the Antarctic Convergence has fuelled the evolution of a highly endemic fauna with unique adaptations. One species known from this area is the Whitson’s grenadier Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913). While closely related species occurring in...