This dataset contains data and code used in the manuscript “Distribution and drivers of parasite abundance in the hermit crab Pagurus hirsutiusculus”. Further details about the methodology is located in the manuscript and its supplementary material. This data is meant to inform our understanding about what parasites are present in the host Pagurus hirsutiusculus, as well as what factors control their abundance. This study also investigates how parasite infection affects host thermal response. Hermit crabs were surveyed for prevalence and occurrence at a variety from Calvert Island down to Southern Vancouver Island from August 2020- September 2021. Host relative abundance, salinity, and host size were measured at the sites. DNA sequence data from three different parasites were obtained from Calvert Island, Quadra Island, and Maple Bay during this sampling period. Metabolic rate was measured at 5 temperatures (12°C, 17°C, 22°C, 27°C, 32°C) in Pagurus hirsutiusculus infected by Peltogaster sp. and uninfected individuals in a laboratory at the University of British Columbia. Survival was recorded at ambient seawater conditions(12°C), and post temperature experiment. Moulting was also recorded at ambient seawater conditions. Additionally, this dataset contains occurrence and prevalence records of Peltogaster sp. found during a review of the literature conducted in the summer of 2020.
Data and code is available at https://github.com/HakaiInstitute/hermitcrabparasites_abbott (Abbott et al. 2025).
Data Folder - all data used in project
Distribution Data Folder- data recorded during prevalence surveys, and latitude and longitudes of occurrences for each species of parasite
Sup Data Folder- data from the supplementary information
Thermal Data Folder- data from the thermal metabolic experiment, including metabolic rate data and survival data
oxygen measurements folder- contains raw oxygen consumption data in textfiles from the FireSting grouped by temperature increment and whether it is a control, also contains a csv of the recorded masses and calculated volumes for water in the vial
temperature monitoring folder- contains the temperature records for each trial as measured by thermocouple, labeled by date of trial
Scripts Folder- all scripts used in project
For more detailed methods information: see publication "Parasites of the hermit crab Pagurus hirsutiusculus; distribution, prevalence, and thermal ecology "
See the data dictionary file for a complete description of data variables, units and descriptions.
Publication "Parasites of the hermit crab Pagurus hirsutiusculus; distribution, prevalence, and thermal ecology "
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