Rhadinorhynchus oligospinosus n. sp. (Acanthocephala, Rhadinorhynchidae) from mackerels in the Pacific Ocean off Peru and related rhadinorhynchids in the Pacific, with notes on metal analysis

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Table 1.

X-Ray data for the middle and edge scans from the gallium cut proboscis hooks of specimens of Rhadinorhynchus oligospinosus showing center and edge of the mid cut.

Element	Center cut		Edge cut
	Weight %	Atomic %	Weight %	Atomic %
Phosphorous (P)^*	18.96	15.28	20.43	17.97
Sulfur (S)	0.82	0.64	6.91	5.87
Calcium (Ca)	42.95	26.75	38.89	26.45

The other listed elements; Carbon (C) and Oxygen (O) are common in all living animals; Gold (Au) and Palladium (Pd) are used to coat the specimens, usually an 18 nm layer. Gallium (Ga) is used to cut the specimen.

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