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Table 2 Mean abundance/median intensity in eight Tropheus populations sampled along the Zambian shore of Lake Tanganyika in August-September 2011 and 2012

From: Contrasting parasite communities among allopatric colour morphs of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid Tropheus

  

Endoparasites

Ectoparasites

Site

Year

Acanthocephala

Nematoda

Urogyrus

Digenea

Gill cysts

Fin cysts

Gyrodactylus

Cichlidogyrus

Ergasilus

Branchiura

Chilanga

2011

5.74 / 5

0.20 / 1

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.05 / 1

0.04 / 1

0.02 / 1

20.38 / 17

1.75 / 2

0.00 / -

Linangu

2011

6.54 / 5

0.26 / 1

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.08 / 2

3.44 / 4

0.60 / 1

0.00 / -

Tumbi

2011

1.57 / 2

0.22 / 1

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.10 / 1

0.06 / 1

0.12 / 3

6.81 / 5.5

0.46 / 1

0.00 / -

 

2012

1.43 / 2

0.00 / -

0.13 / 1

0.00 / -

0.13 / 1

0.08 / 1

0.08 / 1.5

5.13 / 3

0.67 / 2

0.00 / -

Katoto

2011

0.48 / 1

0.17 / 1

0.07 / 1

0.02 / 1

0.00 / -

0.02 / 1

0.07 / 1

15.07 / 11

0.80 / 1

0.03 / 1

 

2012

3.93 / 4

0.48 / 1

0.13 / 1

0.03 / 1

0.00 / -

0.03 / 1

0.25 / 2

14.06 / 10

0.48 / 1

0.00 / -

Mbita Island

2011

5.21 / 4

0.05 / 1.5

0.02 / 1

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.02 / 1

5.44 / 6

0.83 / 1

0.05 / 2

 

2012

10.95 / 9.5

0.05 / 1

0.22 / 2

0.00 / -

0.1 / 1

0.02 / 1

0.05 / 2

15.8 / 11

1.17 / 2

0.03 / 1

Wonzye

2011

3.48 / 4

0.10 / 1

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.03 / 1

0.00 / -

0.08 / 2

6.8 / 6

0.63 / 1

0.00 / -

 

2012

4.88 / 5

0.15 / 1

0.05 / 2

0.00 / -

0.03 / 1

0.00 / -

0.08 / 1.5

6.55 / 5

0.41 / 1

0.03 / 1

Muzumwa

2011

6.67 / 4

0.12 / 1

0.02 / 1

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.06 / 1.5

0.38 / 1

14.47 / 10

0.53 / 1

0.00 / -

 

2012

6.15 / 5

0.05 / 1

0.03 / 1

0.00 / -

0.17 / 2.5

0.00 / -

0.48 / 2

12.57 / 11

0.5 / 1

0.00 / -

Toby’s place

2011

6.62 / 5

0.06 / 1

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.02 / 1

0.08 / 2

2.98 / 3

0.40 / 1.5

0.03 / 1

 

2012

6.38 /7

0.05 / 1

0.13 / 2.5

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.00 / -

0.03 / 1

4.17 / 4

0.43 / 1

0.03 / 1