Is Host Ectoparasite Load Related to Echeneid Fish Presence?
Figure 2
(a) A live Remora osteochir from a
mako shark; (b) ectoparasites (Pandaridae) attached to microhabitat C close to
the pelvic fins of a male mako shark; (c) frequencies of presence of
ectoparasites and echeneids on mako sharks (E = echeneids; P = parasites); (d) frequency
of ectoparasite presence per microhabitat observed on mako sharks with (white
bars) and without (black bars) R.
osteochir attached.
