Biofresh dataset of helminth parasites of fish in Europe

Occurrence Observation
Latest version published by Training Organization on May 23, 2025 Training Organization
Publication date:
23 May 2025
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CC-BY 4.0

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Description

The dataset that contains 22,261 host-parasite-locality records, encompassing 600 species of helminth parasites Acanthocephala, Cestoda, Digenea, Monogenea and Nematoda) from 170 species of fish, in Europe. These data were compiled from 842 scientific references (published between 1872 and 2012) in the context of the EU-funded project BIOFRESH (Biodiversity of Freshwater Ecosystems: Status, Trends, Pressures, and Conservation Priorities), but have not been publicly available since the end of the project in 2014. This dataset represents the only dedicated source of information on fish parasites in Europe, and is the only large-scale georeferenced host-parasite dataset. As such, it will represent an invaluable source of information to characterise patterns in European fish parasite diversity, investigate ecological processes, or evaluate potential threats to fisheries.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 22,262 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Biofresh H-P

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Training Organization. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 3cc526c6-1fb2-4894-bd79-ae4e607a818d.  Training Organization publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Secretariat.

Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Cyril Hammoud
  • User
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
1797 SZ Den Hoorn
NL
Cyril Hammoud
  • User

Geographic Coverage

The dataset focus on occurrences in the European continent.

Bounding Coordinates South West [33.431, -27.422], North East [73.428, 45.352]

Temporal Coverage

Living Time Period 1800-2010

Project Data

No Description available

Title BIOFRESH (Biodiversity of Freshwater Ecosystems: Status, Trends, Pressures, and Conservation Priorities)

The personnel involved in the project:

Tomas Schols

Sampling Methods

The data was compiled using a thorough review of the literature.

Study Extent Europe

Method step description:

  1. These data were compiled from 842 scientific references (published between 1872 and 2012).

Additional Metadata

Acknowledgements Authors, funders etc
Alternative Identifiers https://training-ipt-a.gbif.org/resource?r=biofresh_hp