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Table 1 List of collected Lernaea specimens with collection details

From: Morphology is not a reliable taxonomic tool for the genus Lernaea: molecular data and experimental infection reveal that L. cyprinacea and L. cruciata are conspecific

Morphological identification

n

Host fish

Location

Province

Collection date

Specimens in wild-caught fishes

 L. cyprinacea

6

Carassius auratus (n = 60)

Tangxun Lake (30°24′N, 114°23′E)

Hubei

15 May 2016

13

Carassius. auratus (n = 58)

Taibai Lake (29°58′N, 115°50′E)

Hubei

15 Dec 2016

3

Squaliobarbus curriculus (n = 20)

Taibai Lake (29°58′N, 115°50′E)

Hubei

15 Dec 2016

1

Erythroculter ilishaeformis (n = 7)

Yangluo Farm (30°48′N, 114°36′E)

Hubei

3 Mar 2017

2

Cyprinus carpio (n = 4)

Donghu Lake (30°33′N, 114°21′E)

Hubei

20 Mar 2016

 L. cruciata

13

Gambusia holbrooki (n = 210)

Shaoguan (24°47′N, 113°35′E)

Guangdong

6 Oct 2016

3

Gambusia holbrooki (n = 158)

Hengyang (26°54′N, 112°36′E)

Hunan

11 Jun 2017

Species from laboratory infections

 L. cyprinacea

15

Carassius auratus (n = 15)

 

Hubei

1 May 2017

 L. cruciata

5

Gambusia holbrooki (n = 15)

 

Hubei

1 May 2017

  1. Abbreviation: n, number of collected Lernaea specimens