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Table 1 Parasite abundance, intensity of infection and prevalence

From: Are fish immune systems really affected by parasites? an immunoecological study of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

  

Abundance

± SD

Intensity of infection (min-max)

Prevalence (%)

Abundance

± SD

Intensity of infection (min-max)

Prevalence (%)

Abundance

± SD

Intensity of infection (min-max)

Prevalence (%)

Parasites

Parasite species

Early summer

Late summer

Autumn

Monog

D. molnari Ergens & Dulma, 1969

79.04 ± 54.61

6-204

100

1065.63 ± 592.69

267-2450

100

1816.62 ± 1623.86

159-6879

100

 

D. extensus Mueller & Van Cleave, 1932

16.33 ± 9.55

1-40

100

179.39 ± 132.67

4-611

100

99.95 ± 222.96

0-1212

97

 

D. falciformis Achmerow, 1952

7.16 ± 8.77

0-32

84

63.9 ± 46.05

3-167

100

207.54 ± 156.32

30-528

100

 

D. achmerowi Gussev, 1955

3.55 ± 5.08

0-20

72

36.21 ± 21.65

0-81

97

46.16 ± 35.16

0-133

97

 

D. anchoratus (Dujardin, 1845)

0.08 ± 0.28

0-1

8

2.3 ± 3.82

0-12

30

1 ± 3.93

0-19

7

 

Gyrodactylus spp.

0.88 ± 1.9

0-8

28

-

-

-

0.8 ± 1.32

0-4

33

 

Eudiplozoon nipponicum (Goto, 1891)

8.44 ± 4.08

2-20

100

22.77 ± 17.45

0-53

97

1.1 ± 1.63

0-7

47

Crusta

Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

13.4 ± 11.22

3-47

100

9.27 ± 7.17

0-27

87

8.57 ± 5.79

0-25

97

 

Ergasilus sieboldi Nordmann, 1832

0.04 ± 0.2

0-1

4

-

-

-

0.07 ± 0.25

0-1

7

Cesto

Antractolytocestus huronensis Anthony 1958

6.24 ± 15.30

0-56

28

472.83 ± 964.82

0-5014

83

19.73 ± 36.26

0-119

43

 

Khawia sinensis Hsü, 1935

0.16 ± 0.55

0-2

8

-

-

-

0.5 ± 1.43

0-6

17

 

Valipora campylancristrota (Wedl, 1855)

-

-

-

0.17 ± 0.65

0-3

7

-

-

-

Dige

Diplostomum larv sp.

5.28 ± 6.94

0-31

68

1.97 ± 3.50

0-12

33

6.13 ± 7.74

0-31

73

Moll

Glochidium spp.

-

-

-

0.07 ± 0.37

0-2

3

-

-

-

Hirud

Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, 1761)

0.04 ± 0.2

0-1

4

-

-

-

0.13 ± 0.43

0-2

10

  

Winter

Spring

   

Monog

D. molnari Ergens & Dulma, 1969

81.72 ± 144.99

0-825

97

229.56 ± 662.57

23-3653

100

   
 

D. extensus Mueller & Van Cleave, 1932

1.25 ± 2.55

0-9

33

2.59 ± 7.08

0-38

59

   
 

D. falciformis Achmerow, 1952

3.99 ± 12.15

0-67

67

30.58 ± 148.64

0-803

86

   
 

D. achmerowi Gussev, 1955

12.69 ± 30.36

0-161

90

12.92 ± 31.04

0-172

97

   
 

D. anchoratus (Dujardin, 1845)

-

-

-

-

-

-

   
 

Gyrodactylus spp.

303.83 ± 1094.16

0-5664

70

2.14 ± 2.29

0-8

66

   
 

Eudiplozoon nipponicum (Goto, 1891)

0.43 ± 0.86

0-3

27

0.3 ± 0.53

0-2

33

   

Crusta

Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

-

-

-

0.03 ± 0.19

0-1

3

   
 

Ergasilus sieboldi Nordmann, 1832

0.03 ± 0.18

0-1

3

-

-

-

   

Cesto

Antractolytocestus huronensis Anthony 1958

-

-

-

-

-

-

   
 

Khawia sinensis Hsü, 1935

1.37 ± 3.52

0-15

20

0.62 ± 1.40

0-6

24

   
 

Valipora campylancristrota (Wedl, 1855)

0.03 ± 0.18

0-1

3

-

-

-

   

Dige

Diplostomum larv sp.

3.7 ± 4.02

0-16

80

4.05 ± 3.43

0-14

86

   

Moll

Glochidium spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

   

Hirud

Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, 1761)

0.03 ± 0.18

0-1

3

-

-

-

   
  1. Parasite abundance (mean with standard deviation), intensity of infection (minimum and maximum values) and prevalence for each metazoan parasite species found on common carp collected within each sampled period. Monogenea (Monog), Crustacea (Crusta), Cestoda (Cesto), Digenea (Dige), Mollusca (Moll), and Hirudinea (Hirud).