Parasite community of the pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus (Lamniformes) as additional indicator of trophic network status and functioning

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 26473 - 15
• Main Authors: Santoro, Mario, Occhibove, Flavia, Cusano, Luigi Maria, Palomba, Marialetizia, Pacheco-Chaves, Bernald, Carvajal-Rodríguez, José Miguel, Monge-Amador, Monica, Rojas, Alicia, Solano-Barquero, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.07.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158; 704/829; Abiotic factors; Alopias pelagicus; Animals; Biodiversity; Bioindicators; Eastern Pacific; Ecosystem; Female; Fishing; Food Chain; Helminths; Host-Parasite Interactions; Humanities and Social Sciences; Indicator species; Male; Morphology; multidisciplinary; Overfishing; Parasite community; Parasites; Parasites - physiology; Predators; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sharks; Sharks - parasitology; Taxonomy; Trophic levels; Trophic network stability; United States > US; Pacific Ocean; Costa Rica; Bioindicators; Trophic network stability; Eastern Pacific; Helminths; Sharks; Parasite community

The majority of marine parasites are trophically transmitted, exhibiting a complex life cycle, thus, parasite communities investigation is a valuable source of information on trophic network status. Parasite communities of sharks, which have high structural importance within trophic webs, might well...