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Table 2 Distribution of Lepeophtheirus salmonis stages at sampling time points

From: Host gill attachment causes blood-feeding by the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) chalimus larvae and alters parasite development and transcriptome

Body part

Chalimus I

Chalimus II

Preadult I

NN

Male

Female

Male

Female

Experiment 1 (10 dpi)

 Body

75.6

14.0

1.2

9.3

 Fins

72.1

16.6

11.4

 Gills

98.4

1.6

Experiment 2 (10 dpi)

 Body

88.6

8.0

3.4

 Fins

89.9

7.2

3.0

 Gills

100.0

Experiment 1 (18 dpi)

 Body

1.0

5.5

61.9

30.5

1.0

 Fins

3.6

40.1

9.5

37.2

9.5

 Gills

14.8

52.3

27.5

1.3

4.0

Experiment 2 (18 dpi)

 Body

2.0

5.5

61.5

27.3

3.7

 Fins

1.9

27.9

5.8

51.0

13.5

 Gills

13.5

48.8

34.4

0.3

3.0

  1. Notes: The percentage of different stages and sexes (for chalimus II and preadult I) of lice sampled from the specific body parts of all fish at 10 days post-infestation (dpi) and 18 dpi in Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 are shown
  2. Abbreviation: NN, undefined