Lighten up the dark: metazoan parasites as indicators for the ecology of Antarctic crocodile icefish (Channichthyidae) from the north-west Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Thomas Kuhn, Vera M.A. Zizka, Julian Münster, Regina Klapper, Simonetta Mattiucci, Judith Kochmann, Sven Klimpel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Channichthyidae; Anisakid nematodes; Contracaecum; Pseudoterranova; Champsocephalus gunnari; Chaenodraco wilsoni; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Elephant Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Icefish
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4638; https://doaj.org/article/e443f07530394f29b4413876e820eff5

Due to its remote and isolated location, Antarctica is home to a unique diversity of species. The harsh conditions have shaped a primarily highly adapted endemic fauna. This includes the notothenioid family Channichthyidae. Their exceptional physiological adaptations have made this family of icefish...