Parasites of fish Poecilia velifera and their potential as bioindicators of wetland restoration progress

Table 1 Prevalence (95% confidence interval) of macroparasite species found in Poecilia velifera from three sampling sites in Bahamitas, Terminos Lagoon

Parasites	Conserved	Degraded	Under restoration
Crustacea
Argulus sp. (A)	28 (16.2–42.5)^a	11.5 (5.4–20.8)^a	17.1 (9.2–28)^a
Ergasilus aff. cerastes (A)	42 (28.2–56.8)^a	46.2 (34.8–57.8)^a	22.9 (13.7–34.4)^b
Trematoda
Centrocestus formosanus (L)	92 (80.8–97.8)^a	74.4 (63.2–83.6)^b	74.3 (62.4–84)^b
Monogenea
Gyrodactylus sp. (A)	2 (0.1–10.6)	5.1 (1.4–12.6)	8.6 (3.2–17.7)
Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. (L)	2 (0.1–10.6)	1.3 (0–6.9)	0
Cuculanus sp. (L)	14 (5.8–26.7)^a	9 (3.7–17.6)^a	0^b

Values marked with superscript letters in common or no letters indicate no significant difference between sampling sites (Fisher’s exact test, P > 0.05)
A adult stage, L larva stage

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