Table 1. Sample sizes of introduced Mytilicola species in different sub-categories.
Host species | Parasite species | Sex | Dutch Delta | Wadden Sea | Total |
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Magallana gigas | M. orientalis | Males | 22 | 31 | 53 |
Females | 24 | 32 | 56 | ||
Mytilus edulis | M. orientalis | Males | 20 | 27 | 47 |
Females | 21 | 35 | 56 | ||
M. intestinalis | Males | 20 | 30 | 50 | |
Females | 19 | 26 | 45 | ||
Total | 126 | 181 | 307 |