Table 2. An overview of host spe cies examined for Cichlidogyrus parasites with localities and infection parameters.

Host species (host maximum size68, cm)	Locality (geographic coordinates)	Locality – basins57 (date of sampling)	Number of fish specimens (accession number in RMCA)	Number of Cichlidogyrus individuals (accession numbers in RMCA)	Prevalence (%)	Infection intensity/one gill chamber	Abundance (range)
Bathybates fasciatus (39, 7)	Uvira (3°22′S 29°08′E)	The northern basin (9/9/2013)	1 (MRAC 2016-22-P)	12 (MRAC 37926-8)	100	6	6
	Bujumbura (3°23′S 29°22′E)	The northern basin (4/9/2013)	3 (MRAC 2016-22-P)	42 (MRAC 37921-5)	100	7.7	7.7 (1–19)
	M’Vua Bay (08°05′S-30°34′E)	The southern basin (23/3/1947)	2 (MRAC 112235-242 A, 115)	3 (MRAC 37898-9)	50	1.5	1.5 (0–3)
	Nyanza Lac (04°20′S-29°35′E)	The northern basin (1/1/1937)	3 (MRAC 54746-60 A, B, C)	7 (MRAC 37900-3)	66.6	3.5	2.3 (0–4)
Bathybates horni (27, 2)	Moliro (08°13′S-30°35′E)	The southern basin (12/3/1947)	1 (MRAC 112481)	263 (MRAC 37847, 49-73)	10	263	263
	Lagosa Bay (05°57′S-29°51′E)	The central basin (11/4/1947)	1 (MRAC 112484)	162 (MRAC 37827-46, 48)	100	162	162
Bathybates leo (26, 0)	Uvira	The northern basin (9/9/2013)	4 (−)	2 (MRAC 37758-9)	25	1	162
	Kasaba Bay (-08°31′S-30°39′E)	The southern basin (23/11/1995)	2 (MRAC 99-31P-896-904)	0	0	0	0
	near Malagarasi River delta (05°14′S-29°45′E and 05°13′S-29°43′E)	The northern basin (26/2/1947)	1 (112492-496)	0	0	0	0
Bathybates minor (20, 5)	Bujumbura	The northern basin (4/9/2013)	7 (MRAC 2016-22-P)	50 (MRAC 37904-8)	71.4	5	3.55 (0–9.5)
	Ulwile Island (07°25′ S-30°34′ E)	The central basin (4/9/2013)	1 (2016-22-P)	8 (MRAC 37909-14)	100	4	4
Bathybates ferox (38, 5)	Sumbu Bay (08°31′S-30°29′E)	The southern basin (31/3/1947)	3 (MRAC 112187-97 A, B, F)	0	0	0	0
	Lovu Bay (08°34′S-30°44′E)	The southern basin (26/3/1947)	1 (MRAC 112175-80)	0	0	0	0
	Edith Bay (06°30′S-29°55′E)	The central basin (14/2/1947)	3 (MRAC 112152-62 A, B, C)	0	0	0	0
Hemibates stenosoma (26, 0)	Bujumbura	The northern basin (25/9/2013)	4 (MRAC 2016-22-P)	28 (MRAC 37915-6)	75	4.7	3.5 (0–8)
	Uvira	The northern basin (9/9/2013)	4 (MRAC 2016-22-P)	36 (MRAC 37917-20)	100	4.5	4.5 (2.5–7.5)
	near Malagarasi River delta	The northern basin (22/5/1947)	1 (MRAC 112136)	27 (MRAC 37891-7)	100	27	27
Bathybates viitatus (42, 0)	near Malagarasi River delta	The northern basin (26/2/1947)	1 (MRAC 112489)	124 (MRAC 37874-90)	100	124	124
Bathybates graueri (30, 0)	Bujumbura	The northern basin (25/9/2013)	7 (MRAC 2016-22-P)	0	0	0	0
	Uvira	The northern basin (9/9/2013)	6 (MRAC 2016-22-P)	0	0	0	0
	Kigoma (04°52′S- 29°38′E)	The northern basin (10/1/1947)	3 (MRAC 112430-452)	0	0	0	0
	Gitaza (03°37′ S-29°20′E)	The northern basin (20/10/1995)	1 (MRAC 95-98-P-253-62)	0	0	0	0