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Table 3 Caenorhabditis inopinata occupancy and pollination status among Ficus septica figs in 2016: plants with C. inopinata

From: Field studies reveal a close relative of C. elegans thrives in the fresh figs of Ficus septica and disperses on its Ceratosolen pollinating wasps

Island

Plantsa

Figsb

Pollinated figsc

Unpollinated figsd

Figs with C. inopinatae

Figs without C. inopinataf

Pollinated figs with C. inopinatag

Unpollinated figs with C. inopinatah

Iriomote

19

78

78 (1)

0 (0)

49 (0.63)

29 (0.37)

49 (0.63)

0

Ishigaki

6

16

16 (1)

0 (0)

7 (0.44)

9 (0.56)

7 (0.44)

0

Miyako

6

57

55 (0.96)

2 (0.04)

17 (0.30)

40 (0.70)

17 (0.31)

0

Yonaguni

10

33

33 (1)

0 (0)

22 (0.67)

11 (0.33)

22 (0.67)

0

Total

41

184

182 (0.99)

2 (0.01)

95 (0.52)

89 (0.48)

95 (0.52)

0

  1. aThe number of F. septica plants from which at least one fig was picked, dissected, and did harbor C. inopinata. This includes all such plants, regardless of fig pollination status
  2. bThe number of dissected F. septica figs from plants that did harbor C. inopinata, regardless of pollination status
  3. cThe number of dissected, pollinated F. septica figs from plants that did harbor C. inopinata. Fraction of all figs from plants that harbored C. inopinata (denominator in Column 3) in parentheses
  4. dThe number of dissected, unpollinated F. septica figs from plants that did harbor C. inopinata. Fraction of all figs from plants that harbored C. inopinata (denominator in Column 3) in parentheses
  5. eThe number of dissected F. septica figs harboring C. inopinata from plants that did harbor C. inopinata, regardless of pollination status. Fraction of all figs from plants that harbored C. inopinata (denominator in Column 3) in parentheses
  6. fThe number of dissected F. septica figs not harboring C. inopinata from plants that did harbor C. inopinata, regardless of pollination status. Fraction of all figs from plants that harbored C. inopinata (denominator in Column 3) in parentheses
  7. gThe number of dissected, pollinated F. septica figs harboring C. inopinata from plants that harbored C. inopinata. Fraction of pollinated figs from plants that harbored C. inopinata (denominator in Column 4) in parentheses
  8. hThe number of dissected, unpollinated F. septica figs not harboring C. inopinata from plants that did harbor C. inopinata