Amoebophrya leptodisci / Leptodiscus medusoides

Amoebophrya leptodisci / Leptodiscus medusoides

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Amoebophrya leptodisci

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Syndinea
Order: 
Syndiniales
Family: 
Amoebophyidae
Genus: 
Amoebophrya
Species: 
leptodisci
Authority: 
Cachon 1964

HOST

Leptodiscus medusoides

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Genus: 
Leptodiscus
Species: 
medusoides

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Amoebophrya
Symbiont species name in reference: 
leptodisci
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Leptodiscus
Host species name in reference: 
medusoides
Host identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasitoid
Localisation on host: 
Endoparasite

GEOLOCALISATION

Habitat origin: 
Coastal