Dataset: lionfish parasites

Name: Results of an investigation of parasite communities infecting lionfish (Pterois volitans) in their native range, Guam and the Philippines, and in their invaded range, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands
Published: 2013-04-03
Keywords: biota, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3894.1

Spatial Extent: N:23.807317 E:123.21908 S:9.12427 W:-76.13253

Temporal Extent: 2010 - 2011

Project:

Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish (Lionfish Invasion)

Principal Investigator:

Mark Hixon (Oregon State University, OSU)

Scientist:

Paul C. Sikkel (Arkansas State University)

Lillian J. Tuttle (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2013-04-03

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Results of an investigation of parasite communities infecting lionfish (Pterois volitans) in their native range, Guam and the Philippines, and in their invaded range, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier (PID)	Date PID Issued
2013-04-03	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3894.1	2019-10-28

Description

Results of an investigation of the parasite communities infecting lionfish (Pterois volitans) at two sites in their native range, Guam and the Philippines, and at two sites in their invaded range, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.

Related Publications:
Sikkel, P.C., L.J. Tuttle, K. Cure, A.I. Dove, J. Passarelli, J.T. McIlwain, and M.A. Hixon. In preparation. Enemy release hypothesis tested: native Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) have more parasites than invasive Atlantic lionfish. (To be submitted to Biological Invasions).
Tuttle, L.J., P.C. Sikkel, E.A. Williams, L. Bunkley-Williams, A.I. Dove, and M.A. Hixon. In preparation. Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) have fewer parasites than native piscivorous fishes found on the same Atlantic reefs. (To be submitted to Marine Ecology Progress Series).

Methods & Sampling

Dissections and sampling were performed of the gills, external surface, and gastrointestinal tract of lionfish and several ecologically similar species at each location, focusing on macroparasitic fauna (trematodes, cestodes, nematodes, monogeneans, copepods, etc.).

Description of values in 'parasite' column:
gut_digenean = dignean parasites found in the gastrointestinal tract of the host.
gut_cestode = cestode parasites found in the gastrointestinal tract of the host.
gut_nematode = nematode parasites found in the gastrointestinal tract of the host.
gut_didymozoid = didymozoid parasites found in the gastrointestinal tract of the host.
gut_acanthocephalan = acanthocephalan parasites found in the gastrointestinal tract of the host.
gut_metazoan = metazoan parasites found in the gastrointestinal tract of the host.
gut_other = all other (unidentified) parasites found in the gastrointestinal tract of the host.
heart_didymozoid = didymozoid parasites found in the host heart.
gill_monogenean = monogenean parasites found in the anterior two gill arches of each side of the host.
gill_copepod = copepod parasites found in the anterior two gill arches of each side of the host.
gill_isopod = isopod parasites found in the anterior two gill arches of each side of the host.
gill_other = all other (unidentified) parasites found in the anterior two gill arches of each side of the host.
skin_didymozoid = didymozoid parasites found on the external surface of the host, as sampled by a freshwater bath in the ectoparasites dislodge via osmotic pressure.
skin_monogenean = monogenean parasites found on the external surface of the host, as sampled by a freshwater bath in the ectoparasites dislodge via osmotic pressure.
skin_copepod = copepod parasites found on the external surface of the host, as sampled by a freshwater bath in the ectoparasites dislodge via osmotic pressure.
skin_isopod = isopod parasites found on the external surface of the host, as sampled by a freshwater bath in the ectoparasites dislodge via osmotic pressure.
skin_other = all other (unidentified) parasites found on the external surface of the host, as sampled by a freshwater bath in the ectoparasites dislodge via osmotic pressure.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
-Modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.
-Added lat and lon for each site from the metadata provided.
-Replaced blanks with 'nd' to indicate 'no data'.
-Removed parentheses and commas from the site column.
-Changed blank site names to 'unknown'.
- 09-Jan-2018: removed embargo on dataset.

Data Files

File
lionfish_parasites.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 774.49 KB) MD5:53e803c7fb9edf4b90f87277eb60984c Primary data file for dataset ID 3894

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-0851162

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Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
location	Regional location where trial was conducted (Lee Stocking Island, Little Cayman, or the Philippines).	text	site_descrip
site	Name of reef on which fish was collected.	text	site
lat	Latitude of site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of site.	decimal degrees	lon
species	Host species.	text	species
fish_id	Specific identification code for individual of host species. (Originally called 'Specimen ID').	dimensionless	sample
len_tot	Total length in centimeters of the host.	cm	length
weight	Mass in kilograms of the host.	kg	weight
date	Date on which trial was conducted.	dimensionless	date
month	2-digit month during which trial was conducted.	mm (01 to 12)	month
year	4-digit year during which trial was conducted in YYYY format.	unitless	year
parasite	Name and location of the parasite found in or on the host. See 'Acquisition Description' for detailed descriptions.	text	no_bcodmo_term
abundance	Total number of the specified parasites found on or in the host.	integer	number
notes	Other noteworthy observations.	text	comment

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