Table 1.
Helminth parasites of Clinocottus analis and Girella nigricans from the rocky intertidal zone of Punta Morro, Baja California, Mexico.
| Taxa | Clinocottus analis (N = 63) | Girella nigricans (N = 36) | CHCM No. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS | P (%) | MA (± sd) | MI (± sd) | IS | P (%) | MA (± sd) | MI (± sd) | ||
| TREMATODA (Adults) | |||||||||
| Haplosplanchnidae | |||||||||
| Schikhobalotrema girellaeG, A | I | 2 | 0.03 ± 0.25 | 2 ± 0 | I, Pc | 31 | 0.83 ± 1.78 | 2.72 ± 2.33 | 711/706 |
| Hemiuridae | |||||||||
| Opisthadena cheniS, A | – | – | – | – | I | 3 | 0.03 ± 0.17 | 1 ± 0 | 708 |
| Opecoelidae | |||||||||
| Opecoelus adsphaericusG, A | I, St, Pc | 52 | 2.91 ± 4.53 | 5.55 ± 4.97 | I, Pc | 64 | 1.69 ± 1.67 | 2.65 ± 1.34 | 712/707 |
| TREMATODA (Metacercaria) | |||||||||
| Bucephalidae | |||||||||
| Prosorhynchoides sp.A | – | – | – | – | I | 3 | 0.03 ± 0.17 | 1 ± 0 | 709 |
| NEMATODA (Adult) | |||||||||
| Cystidicolidae | |||||||||
| Ascarophis morroneiS, A | St | 2 | 0.08 ± 0.63 | 5 ± 0 | – | – | – | – | 713 |
| ACANTHOCEPHALA (Cysthacant) | |||||||||
| Neoechinorhynchidae | |||||||||
| Floridosentis sp.A | – | – | – | – | I | 3 | 0.03 ± 0.17 | 1 ± 0 | 710 |
[i] A = Autogenic; G = Generalist; I = Intestine; IS = Infection site; MA = Mean abundance; MI = Mean intensity; N = Number of individual fish examined; P (%) = Prevalence; Pc = Pyloric caeca; S = Specialist; sd = standard deviation; St = Stomach. CHCM No. = Voucher number at the Helminthological Collection, CINVESTAV-IPN-Mérida.
Fig. 1.
Species accumulation curves of a) Clinocottus analis and b) Girella nigricans from the rocky intertidal zone of Punta Morro, Baja California, Mexico. Y axis refers to helminth taxa, while X axis refers to individual fishes
Table 2.
Collection data for helminth parasites of Clinocotus analis from the rocky intertidal zone of Punta Morro, Baja California, Mexico.
| Sampling event (month and year) | NH | Schikhobalotrema girellae | Opecoelus adsphaericus | Ascarophis morronei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (11/2018) | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| 2 (06/2019) | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 3 (08/2019) | 34 | 0 | 61 | 5 |
| 4 (09/2019) | 11 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 2 | 183 | 5 |
Table 3.
Collection data for helminth parasites of Girella nigricans from the rocky intertidal zone of Punta Morro, Baja California, Mexico.
| Sampling event (month and year) | NH | Schikhobalotrema girellae | Opisthadena cheni | Opecoelus adsphaericus | Prosorhynchoides sp. | Floridosentis sp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (11/2018) | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 (06/2019) | 11 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 (07/2019) | 20 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 30 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1 |