Table 2 Parameters describing the encapsulation of A. crassus larvae. A comparison of the extent of encapsulation of A. crassus in wild and cultured populations of Anguilla japonica. Comparisons carried out as described for table 1. Sb. caps. stands for capsules found in the swimbladder int. caps. for capsules in the intestinal wall. Sample size: n = 35 (wild) and n = 142 (cultured) for swimbladder capsules, n = 25 (wild) and n = 122 (cultured) for intestinal capsules.
From: Massive encapsulation of larval Anguillicoloides crassus in the intestinal wall of Japanese eels
| Â | prevalence (%) | mean abundance | mean intensity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
source | sb. caps. | int. caps. | sb. caps. | int. caps. | sb. caps. | int. caps. |
wild | 14.29 | 3.45 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
± SD |  |  | ± 1.74 | ± 0.19 | ± 3.44 | ± NA |
cultured | 74.65 | 44.27 | 34.57 | 346.01 | 46.31 | 781.64 |
± SD |  |  | ± 62.33 | ± 942.74 | ± 68.32 | ± 1296.26 |
comparison p | << 0.001 | << 0.001 | << 0.001 | << 0.001 | 0.008 | NA |