Table 5:

Variable definitions for RPSITE_SB_parasites_data.csv. Host-parasite records for the examined raccoons in RPSITE_SB_hosts_data.csv. Each parasite species record from each host is assigned a new row. See Section V for supplemental summary table of parasite prevalence and intensity.

Variable	Definition	Format
Project_host_ID	Code assigned to the animal at time of dissection.	numeric
Sort_method	How gut contents were examined. “Not sorted” means that contents were not systematically sorted under a stereomicroscope and that host should not be used for parasite community or juvenile Baylisascaris analyses. “Sorted” means that all gut contents were examined under a stereomicroscope to remove all helminths greater than approximately 0.1 mm. If an asterisk is present, see Notes column.	text
Tissue	Parasite location, either “intestine” for intestine lumen (including acanthocephalans with proboscis anchored in wall and body in the lumen), or “stomach” for parasites found in stomach contents or attached to stomach wall.	text
Parasite_group	Taxonomic group of observed parasite: Nematoda, Trematoda, Acanthocephala, or Cestoda. If “0”, no helminth parasites were observed in that host.	text
Genus_species	Parasite genus, and species if known. If unidentifiable, the parasite is listed as “unknown”, if no parasites were present it is listed as “0”.	text
Count	Count of individual parasites, if less than 100 typically all individuals were counted, otherwise counts were estimated an estimated counts are indicated by either “~”, > 10 (for tens), >100 (for hundreds) or >1000 (for thousands). Includes adult and juvenile worms.	numeric or text
Notes	Additional notes about parasite samples and identification, including whether host should be used in parasite community analyses.	text