Sampling of the host-specific parasitic copepod Pandarus rhincodonicus from Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus), Ningaloo, Western Australia (2016-2022)
Citation
Osorio, B.J.; Skrzypek, G.; Meekan, M. Parasitic Copepods as Biochemical Tracers of Foraging Patterns and Dietary Shifts in Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828). Fishes 2023, 8, 261. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8050261 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.Description
Dermal tissue of whale sharks and Pandarus rhincodonicus were collected near Black Rock Passage and Norwegian Bay in the Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia, between 2016 and 2022. Tissues were collected from host whale sharks using a modified hole-punch spear to remove an approximately three-centimetre-deep skin biopsy spear near the first dorsal fin on each shark. At the same time, a free diver scraped copepods off whale shark hosts using a plastic knife, which were subsequently collected with a hand net. The sex of each whale shark was determined by the observation of claspers, and the individual length was measured using EventMeasure.Taxonomic Coverages
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Rhincodon typuscommon name: Whale Shark rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
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University of Western Australia
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Western Australia
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Brendon Osorio
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University of Western Australia
Perh
Western Australia
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