Table 1.
Metazoan parasites found in a sunfish Mola mola from off Ischia Island (Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea), with number of individuals (N), developmental stage (DS), location in the host (L), life cycle type (LC), and known definitive host/s (DH).
| Parasites | N | DS | L | LC | DH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copepoda | |||||
| Cecrops latreillii Leach, 1816 | 12 | Adult | Gills | Direct | Molidae fishes |
| Lepeophtheirus nordmanni (Milne Edwards, 1836) | 7 | Adult | Skin | Direct | Molidae fishes |
| Monogenea | |||||
| Capsala martinieri Bosc, 1811 | 2 | Adult | Skin | Direct | Molidae fishes |
| Digenea | |||||
| Accacladocoelium macrocotyle (Diesing, 1858) Robinson, 1934 | 2 | Adult | Intestine | Indirect | Molidae fishes |
| Accacladocoelium nigroflavum (Rudolphi, 1819) Robinson, 1934 | 1 | Adult | Intestine | Indirect | Mola spp. |
| Accacoelium contortum (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1899 | 6 | Adult | Gills, rectum | Indirect | Molidae fishes |
| Cestoda | |||||
| Anchistrocephalus microcephalus (Rudolphi, 1819) | 5 | Adult | Intestine | Indirect | Molidae fishes |
| Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802) Bosc, 1811 | 1 | Plerocercoid larva | Body cavity | Indirect | Pelagic sharks |
| Gymnorhynchus isuri Robinson, 1959 | 9 | Plerocercoid larva | Liver | Indirect | Pelagic sharks |
| Nematoda | |||||
| Anisakis simplex (s.s.) (Rudolphi, 1809) | 1 | Larva type I | Intestinal serosa | Indirect | Cetaceans |