Organism Variable Type Values Host niche dendrogram Network link prediction Source
Host
Phylogeny
distance matrix
PCoA† (5 axes: 88.5%)
Appendix S1
Ecosystem
binary, multi-level*
Presence/absence in different basins and lakes
dendrogram + PCoA (including ‘Habitat’) (5 axes: 95.6%)
FishBase
Habitat binary, multi-level* Presence/absence in stream and lake habitats Included with ‘Ecosystem’ FishBase
Life style
categorical
‘benthopelagic’ ‘semipelagic’ ‘pelagic’
FishBase
Trophic level
categorical
‘mainly plant/detritus–feeding’ ‘plant/detritus and animal-feeding’ ‘mainly animal-feeding’
FishBase
Standard length continuous > 0 FishBase
Parasite
Phylogeny
distance matrix
PCoA† (5 axes: 78.0%)
Cruz-Laufer et al. (2021)
Attachment organ morphology
multiple continuous variables
> 0
dendrogram + PCoA (3 axes: 88.3%)
Cruz-Laufer et al. (2021)
Reproductive organ morphology
multiple continuous variables
> 0
dendrogram + PCoA (3 axes: 87.3%)
Cruz-Laufer et al. (2021)