Table 1 Occurrence of protozoan infections in naturally infected Liza carinata.

From: Investigating the etiologies behind emergent mass mortalities of farmed Liza carinata juveniles from coastal farms at Damietta, Egypt

 

No. examined fish

No. infected fish

Prevalence (%)

Parasitic intensity

Skin

Gills

Amyloodinium ocellatum

140

15

10.71

16.5 ± 2.03

13.18 ± 1.90

Cryptocaryon irritans

18

12.85

7.43 ± 1.45

4.75 ± 1.05

Amyloodinium ocellatum + Cryptocaryon irritans

93

66.42

11.81 ± 3.25

8.34 ± 2.49

  1. Prevalence % was calculated to according to the total number of examined fish. Examined fish were recorded as positive when 1 parasitic trophont was detected. The degree of protozoal intensity was done using protozoal count per examination field.
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