Table 3 in Parasitism by argulids (Crustacea: Branchiura) in piranhas (Osteichthyes: Serrasalmidae) captured in the Caiçara bays, upper Paraguay River, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Table 3. 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 rainfall season (October 2008 to March 2009). MI=mean intensity; SD=Standard deviation; Amp=amplitude; MA=mean abundance.Weather stationRainfallHost / ParasitesmalefemaleMI ± SDMA ± SDAmpMI ± SDMA ± SDAmpP. nattereriD. bidentata1.7±0.80.30±0.51-42.1±0.91.00±0.71-4Dolops sp.1.2±0.30.10±0.11-21.0±0.01.00±0.01S. maculatusD. bidentata1.0±0.00.03±0.012.3±1.20.20±0.51-4Dolops sp.1.0±0.60.10±0.21-21.8±0.60.10±0.21-3