| Autor: |
Soler-Jiménez LC; Laboratorio de Parasitología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN) Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6, Mérida, Yucatán C.P. 97310, México., Morales-Serna FN; CONACYT, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Académica Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo Cerritos S/N, Mazatlán 82112, Sinaloa, México., Aguirre-Macedo ML; Laboratorio de Parasitología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN) Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6, Mérida, Yucatán C.P. 97310, México.; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA., McLaughlin JP; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA., Jaramillo AG; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA., Shaw JC; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA., James AK; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA., Hechinger RF; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA.; Scripps Institution of Oceanography-Marine Biology Research Division, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 USA., Kuris AM; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA., Lafferty KD; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA.; Western Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA., Vidal-Martínez VM; Laboratorio de Parasitología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN) Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6, Mérida, Yucatán C.P. 97310, México.; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
We surveyed copepods parasitic on the fishes at Palmyra, a remote atoll in the Central Indo-Pacific faunal region. In total, we collected 849 individual fish, representing 44 species, from the intertidal lagoon flats at Palmyra and recovered 17 parasitic copepod species. The parasitic copepods were: Orbitacolaxwilliamsi on Mulloidichthysflavolineatus ; Anuretesserratus on Acanthurusxanthopterus ; Caligusconfusus on Carangoidesferdau , Carangoidesorthogrammus , Caranxignobilis , Caranxmelampygus , and Caranxpapuensis ; Caliguskapuhili on Chaetodonauriga and Chaetodonlunula ; Caliguslaticaudus on Rhinecanthusaculeatus , Pseudobalistesflavimarginatus , M.flavolineatus , Upeneustaeniopterus , Chrysipteraglauca , and Epinephalusmerra ; Caligusmutabilis on Lutjanusfulvus and Lutjanusmonostigma ; Caligusrandalli on C.ignobilis ; Caligus sp. on L.fulvus ; Caritusserratus on Chanoschanos ; Lepeophtheiruslewisi on A.xanthopterus ; Lepeophtheirusuluus on C.ignobilis ; Dissonussimilis on Arothronhispidus ; Nemesis sp. on Carcharhinusmelanopterus ; Hatschekialongiabdominalis on A.hispidus ; Hatschekiabicaudata on Chaetodonauriga and Chaetodonlunula ; Kroyerialongicauda on C.melanopterus and Lernanthropus sp. on Kyphosuscinerascens . All copepod species reported here have been previously reported from the Indo-Pacific but represent new geographical records for Palmyra, demonstrating large-scale parasite dispersion strategies. |
