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Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Parasite fauna of Neogobius melanostomus from Rhine River

Parasite species	Stage	Site	P [%]	I	mI	mA
Nematoda
*Raphidascaris acus*	larv.	BC	36.7	1-12	3.2	1.2
*Anguillicoloides crassus*	larv.	AC	31.7	1-12	3.0	1.0
Acanthocephala
*Pomphorhynchus* sp.	larv.	L/Mes	88.3	1-69	13.5	12.0

AC = acanthocephalan cyst, BC = body cavity, I = Intensity, larv. = larvae, L = liver, mA = mean abundance, Mes = mesentery, mI = mean intensity and P = prevalence.

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