Parasitic nematodes of marine fishes from Palmyra Atoll, East Indo-Pacific, including a new species of Spinitectus (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae) Author Gonzalez-Solis, David Author Soler-Jimenez, Lilia C. Author Aguirre-Macedo, M. Leopoldina Author McLaughlin, John P. Author Shaw, Jenny C. Author James, Anna K. Author Hechinger, Ryan F. Author Kuris, Armand M. Author Lafferty, Kevin D. Author Vidal-Martinez, Victor M. text ZooKeys 2019 892 1 26 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.892.38447 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.892.38447 1313-2970-892-1 8951A3F9FDD040418BEABDA48C1B616C 89212BDBF0A55D57A84F55611F8CE941

Table 2. Parasitic nematodes of fishes from the lagoon flats of Palmyra Atoll and their infection parameters; N = number of fish examined. *Larval forms.

	Hosts	N	Infected hosts	Prevalence (%)	Mean intensity (+/- SD)
Anisakidae
Pulchrascaris chiloscyllii	Carcharhinus melanopterus	5	4	80	35 +/- 26.5
Pulchrascaris sp.*	Acanthurus triostegus	50	4	8	2.3 +/- 1.9
	Acanthurus xanthopterus	20	3	15	1.3 +/- 0.6
	Rhinecanthus aculeatus	18	2	11.1	1
	Platybelone argalus	2	1	50	10
	Carangoides ferdau	5	2	40	42 +/- 58
	Carangoides orthogrammus	3	2	67	52.5 +/- 72.8
	Caranx ignobilis	4	4	100	71.3 +/- 106.5
	Caranx melampygus	6	6	100	53.7 +/- 106.4
	Caranx papuensis	5	2	40	8 +/- 9.9
	Chaetodon auriga	13	1	8	1
	Chanos chanos	5	1	20	2
	Amblygobius phalaena	18	6	33	7.2 +/- 8.6
	Asterropteryx semipunctata	12	1	8	3
	Valencienea sexguttata	14	1	7	1
	Kyphosus cinerascens	2	1	50	7
	Lutjanus fulvus	26	12	46	5.2 +/- 3.7
	Lutjanus monostigma	6	3	50	4.7 +/- 3.2
	Ellochelon vaigiensis	54	4	7	1.5 +/- 0.6
	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	52	5	10	1.4 +/- 0.4
	Upeneus taeniopterus	5	3	60	3.7 +/- 1.5
	Gymnothorax pictus	7	1	14	3
	Abudefduf septemfasciatus	12	1	8	1
	Abudefduf sordidus	18	1	6	1
	Stegastes nigricans	10	1	10	1
Hysterothylacium sp. type MD*	Acanthurus triostegus	50	3	6	1.7 +/- 0.6
	Carangoides ferdau	5	2	40	1.0
	Chaetodon lunula	14	7	50	3.3 +/- 1.6
	Chanos chanos	5	1	20	6
	Kyphosus cinerascens	2	1	50	2
	Abudefduf sordidus	18	1	6	3
	Arothron hispidus	15	3	20	7.0 +/- 5.0
Capillariidae
Capillariidae gen. sp.	Chaetodon lunula	14	2	14	2.5 +/- 0.7
	Lutjanus fulvus	26	1	4	1
	Ellochelon vaigiensis	54	3	6	1.7 +/- 0.6
Cucullanidae
Cucullanus bourdini	Arothron hispidus	15	7	47	6 +/- 4.7
Cucullanus oceaniensis	Abudefduf sordidus	18	2	11	1.5 +/- 0.7
Cucullanus sp.*	Caranx ignobilis	4	1	25	2
Cystidicolidae
Spinitectus (Paraspinitectus) palmyraensis sp. nov.	Albula glossodonta	24	13	54	3.2 +/- 4.0
Pseudascarophis sp.	Chaetodon auriga	13	4	31	1
	Chaetodon lunula	14	2	14	3 +/- 2.8
	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	52	1	2	1
Philometridae
Philometra pellucida	Arothron hispidus	15	6	40	20.8 +/- 31.4