Table 2 in Parasitism by argulids (Crustacea: Branchiura) in piranhas (Osteichthyes: Serrasalmidae) captured in the Caiçara bays, upper Paraguay River, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Table 2. Parasitological rates of the Branchiura species parasitizing Pygocentrus nattereri, Serrasalmus maculatus, and Serrasalmus marginatus captured in the Caiçara bays, upper Paraguay River basin, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, during dry season (April to September 2008). MI = mean intensity; SD = Standard deviation; Amp = amplitude; MA = mean abundance. Weather stationDryHost / ParasitesmalefemaleMI ± SDMA ± SDAmpMI ± SDMA ± SDAmpP. nattereriD. bidentata3.6±3.32.10±2.81-221.7±0.70.60±0.61-3Dolops sp.1.4±0.51.00±0.31-31.0±0.00.10±0.01A. multicolor3.0±0.00.04±0.01-3---A. chicomendesi1.0±0.00.01±0.011.0±0.00.10±0.01S. maculatusD. bidentata2.8±1.60.80±1.11-62.3±1.30.50±0.81-5Dolops sp.1.3±0.30.20±0.21-22.0±1.40.10±0.51-3A. chicomendesi---1.0±0.00.03±0.01S. marginatusD. bidentata1.8±0.50.30±0.31-2---Dolops sp.1.0±0.00.10±0.211.0±0.00.30±0.01A. multicolor1.0±0.00.05±0.01---A. chicomendesi1.0±0.00.05±0.01---