Table 1.
Prevalence of individual ectoparasites in Carp fingerlings in different months of the year
| Months | Myxozoans | Prevalence (%) | Ciliophorans | Prevalence (%) | Monogeneans | Prevalence (%) | Crustacean | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June–August | Myxobolus sp. | 25 | Trichodina sp. | 30 | Dactylogyrus sp. | 0 | Ergasilus sp. | 0 |
| Thelohanellus sp. | 10 | Tripertiella sp. | 45 | Gyrodactylus sp. | 0 | Argulus sp. | 0 | |
| Henneguya sp. | 0 | Ichthyophthirius multifilis | 0 | |||||
| September–November | Myxobolus sp. | 40 | Trichodina sp. | 55 | Dactylogyrus sp. | 30 | Ergasilus sp. | 0 |
| Thelohanellus sp. | 20 | Tripertiella sp. | 35 | Gyrodactylus sp. | 15 | Argulus sp. | 0 | |
| Henneguya sp. | 0 | Ichthyophthirius multifilis | 15 | |||||
| December–February | Myxobolus sp. | 60 | Trichodina sp. | 65 | Dactylogyrus sp. | 55 | Ergasilus sp. | 30 |
| Thelohanellus sp. | 35 | Tripertiella sp. | 40 | Gyrodactylus sp. | 35 | Argulus sp. | 5 | |
| Henneguya sp. | 5 | Ichthyophthirius multifilis | 50 | |||||
| March–May | Myxobolus sp. | 20 | Trichodina sp. | 20 | Dactylogyrus sp. | 20 | Ergasilus sp. | 0 |
| Thelohanellus sp. | 10 | Tripertiella sp. | 25 | Gyrodactylus sp. | 10 | Argulus sp. | 0 | |
| Henneguya sp. | 0 | Ichthyophthirius multifilis | 5 | |||||
| Average in total year | Myxozoans | 18.7 | Ciliophorans | 32 | Monogeneans | 20.6 | Crustacean | 4.3 |