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. 2022 Feb 8;10:e12916. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12916

Table 2. Microplastic type and color in two shrimp species.

Category of microplastics Shrimp species
Litopenaeus vannamei Macrobrachium rosenbergii (male) Macrobrachium rosenbergii (female)
Type (%) Fiber 46.06 79.91 83.3
Fragment 45.45 16.67 16.33
Film 8.48 2.99 0
Sphere 0 0.43 0.38
Color (%) Black 17.58 10.26 9.38
Red 8.48 2.99 5.25
White/transparent 49.09 64.53 78.05
Blue 6.67 9.19 2.06
Yellow 17.58 12.61 5.25
Green 0.61 0.43 0