Table 3. Descriptive parameters of cestodes in brine shrimps Artemia persimilis from two hypersaline ecosystems in Southern Chile.
| Cestode species | Number of cysticercoids | Prevalence (%) | Intensity | Abundance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean ± SE | Relative (%) | Mean ± SE | |||
| Los Cisnes lagoon | ||||||
| Confluaria podicipina | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 11.6 | 0.025 ± 0.01 |
| Fimbriarioides (?) sp. | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 22.1 | 0.048 ± 0.01 |
| Flamingolepis sp. | 56 | 13.8 | 1–2 | 1.02 ± 0.01 | 65.1 | 0.140 ± 0.02 |
| Wardium sp. | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.2 | 0.003 ± 0.00 |
| Overall infection | 86 | 20.3 | 1–3 | 1.06 ± 0.01 | – | 0.215 ± 0.02 |
| Amarga lagoon | ||||||
| Confluaria podicipina | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 16.7 | 0.005 ± 0.00 |
| Fimbriarioides (?) sp. | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 83.3 | 0.025 ± 0.01 |
| Overall infection | 12 | 2.8 | 1–2 | 1.09 ± 0.02 | – | 0.030 ± 0.01 |
Notes.
- SE
- standard error