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: Kuhn T, Zizka V. M., Münster J. Klapper R., Mattiucci S., Kochmann J., Klimpel S.
• Other Authors: Kuhn, T, Zizka, V. M., Münster, J. Klapper R., Mattiucci, S., Kochmann, J., Klimpel, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018
• Subjects: anisakid nematode; antarctica; chaenodraco wilsoni; champsocephalus gunnari; channichthyidae; contracaecum; neopagetopsis ionah; pagetopsis macropteru; pseudochaenichthys georgianu; pseudoterranova; neuroscience (all); biochemistry; genetics and molecular biology (all); agricultural and biological sciences (all); Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Elephant Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Icefish
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1162929; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4638

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...