Table 2.
Distribution of Lepeophtheirus salmonis stages at sampling time points
| Body part | Chalimus I | Chalimus II | Preadult I | NN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| Experiment 1 (10 dpi) | ||||||
| Body | 75.6 | 14.0 | 1.2 | – | – | 9.3 |
| Fins | 72.1 | 16.6 | – | – | – | 11.4 |
| Gills | 98.4 | – | – | – | – | 1.6 |
| Experiment 2 (10 dpi) | ||||||
| Body | 88.6 | 8.0 | – | – | – | 3.4 |
| Fins | 89.9 | 7.2 | – | – | – | 3.0 |
| Gills | 100.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Experiment 1 (18 dpi) | ||||||
| Body | – | 1.0 | 5.5 | 61.9 | 30.5 | 1.0 |
| Fins | – | 3.6 | 40.1 | 9.5 | 37.2 | 9.5 |
| Gills | – | 14.8 | 52.3 | 27.5 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| Experiment 2 (18 dpi) | ||||||
| Body | – | 2.0 | 5.5 | 61.5 | 27.3 | 3.7 |
| Fins | – | 1.9 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 51.0 | 13.5 |
| Gills | – | 13.5 | 48.8 | 34.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Notes: The percentage of different stages and sexes (for chalimus II and preadult I) of lice sampled from the specific body parts of all fish at 10 days post-infestation (dpi) and 18 dpi in Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 are shown
Abbreviation: NN, undefined