Table 3.
Infection by isopod species in fish from the Maracá-Jipioca Ecological Station, coastal region from the State of Amapá (Brazil)
| Host species | Parasite species | Site of infection | EF/PF | P (%) | MI | MA | TNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mugil curema | Excorallana longicornis | Tegument, mouth and fins | 66/11 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 0.94 | 62 |
| Cynoscion acoupa | Excorallana longicornis | Tegument and fins | 15/6 | 40.0 | 16.3 | 6.53 | 98 |
| Hypostomus vetrimaculata | Excorallana longicornis | Tegument | 8/2 | 25.0 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Anableps anableps | Excorallana longicornis | Tegument | 25/5 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 0.56 | 14 |
| Nerocila acuminata | Pectoral fin | 25/1 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | |
| PSses Pseudauchenipterus nodosus | Nerocila acuminata | Caudal fin | 2/1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Amphiarius rugispinis | Excorallana longicornis | Tegument | 8/1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 |
| Nerocila acuminata | Caudal fin | 8/1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | |
| Cathorops spixii | Excorallana longicornis | Caudal fin | 5/1 | 20.0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Nerocila acuminata | Tegument | 5/1 | 20.0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | |
| Sciades herzbergii | Excorallana longicornis | Tegument | 49/2 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 |
| Megalops atlanticus | Nerocila acuminata | Tegument | 5/1 | 20.0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
EF examined fish, PF parasitized fish, P prevalence, MI mean intensity, MA mean abundance, TNP total number of parasites