Amoebophrya sp. / Gonyaulax spinifera

SYMBIONT

Amoebophrya sp.

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Syndinea
Order: 
Syndiniales
Family: 
Amoebophyidae
Genus: 
Amoebophrya
Species: 
sp.
Authority: 
Koeppen 1984

HOST

Gonyaulax spinifera

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Order: 
Gonyaulacales
Family: 
Gonyaulacaceae
Genus: 
Gonyaulax
Species: 
spinifera
Authority: 
(Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing 1866
Synonym(s): 
Peridinium spiniferum Claparède & Lachmann
Spiniferites mirabilis (M.R.Rossignol) Sarjeant
Peridinium levanderi Lemmermann
Spiniferites ramosus (Ehrenberg) Mantell
Gonyaulax levanderi (Lemmermann) Paulsen 1907
Tectatodinium pellitum Wall 1967

DATA IN REFERENCE

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

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Gonyaulax
Host species name in reference: 
spinifera
Host identification method: 
culture
Morphology by microscopy