Amyloodinium ocellatum / Amphiprion ephippium

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Amphiprion ephippium

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Amyloodinium ocellatum

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Family: 
Oodiniaceae
Genus: 
Amyloodinium
Species: 
ocellatum
Authority: 
Brown 1931

HOST

Amphiprion ephippium

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Pomacentridae
Genus: 
Amphiprion
Species: 
ephippium
Authority: 
Bloch 1790
Synonym(s): 
Amphiprion calliops (Schultz 1966)
Lutjanus ephippium (Bloch 1790)

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Oodinium
Symbiont species name in reference: 
ocellatum
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Amphiprion
Host species name in reference: 
ephippium
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Dead of the host for high prevalence
Localisation on host: 
Gill
Ectoparasite
Host stage infected: 
Adult
Period (years): 
1929 to 1931

GEOLOCALISATION

Habitat origin: 
Aquarium
Name of site: 
Aquarium Zoological Society of London