A Survey of the Sharks and Rays of Borneo and Their Metazoan Parasites

婆罗洲鲨鱼和鳐鱼及其后生寄生虫的调查来自美国、澳大利亚和马来西亚八个不同机构的寄生虫和板鳃目分类学家共同努力，该项目将重点研究婆罗洲岛东马来西亚近岸和淡水栖息地的板鳃目（鲨鱼和鳐鱼）及其后生寄生虫。初步调查表明，这一地区是超过100种鲨鱼和鳐鱼的家园，其中许多是鲜为人知的，至少有一些可能对科学来说是新的。目前，该地理区域的鲨鱼和鳐类基本上没有后生动物寄生虫的记录。预计该项目将产生至少属于四个动物门的广泛多样性的后生动物寄生虫，包括所有四个主要的白蛉类，以及环节动物、线虫和可能多达五个主要的节肢动物类。根据先前在其他地方进行的调查收集的数据，将对鲨鱼和鳐鱼的后生动物寄生虫多样性进行测试。根据这些数据，我们预测该地区可能会产生500到1000种后生动物寄生虫，其中超过50%的寄生虫可能是科学上的新物种。这项调查将提供基本的基线分类数据，以促进东马资源管理计划的发展。它还将在很大程度上填补我们对鲨鱼和鳐鱼寄生虫知识的巨大空白。

A Survey of the Sharks and Rays of Borneo and their Metazoan ParasitesIn a collaborative effort involving parasite and elasmobranch taxonomistsfrom eight different institutions in the US, Australia and Malaysia, thisproject will focus on the elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) and their metazoanparasites of the inshore and freshwater habitats of East Malaysia on theisland of Borneo. Preliminary surveys suggest that this region is home to wellover 100 species of sharks and rays, many of which are poorly known, and atleast some of which are likely to be new to science. At present,essentially no records of metazoan parasites exist for sharks and rays of thisgeographic region. It is anticipated that the project will yield anextensive diversity of metazoan parasites belonging to at least four animalphyla, including all four major groups of platyhelminths, as well as annelids,nematodes and perhaps as many as five major groups of arthropods. Metazoan parasite diversity in sharks and rays generated from data collected in aprevious survey conducted elsewhere will be tested. These data lead to theprediction that this region may yield between 500 and 1,000 species ofmetazoan parasites, well over 50% of which are likely to be new to science.This survey will provide essential baseline taxonomic data to facilitate thedevelopment of a resource management plan in East Malaysia. It will also do much to begin to fill in an enormous gap in our knowledge of parasites ofsharks and rays.