Amyloodinium ocellatum / Ariopsis felis

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Ariopsis felis

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

Ariopsis felis

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Siluriformes
Family: 
Ariidae
Genus: 
Ariopsis
Species: 
felis
Authority: 
Linnaeus 1766
Synonym(s): 
Silurus felis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Arius felis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Arius milberti (Valenciennes, 1840)
Galeichthys felis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Galeichthys milberti (Valenciennes, 1840)
Hexanematichthys felis (Linnaeus, 1766)

DATA IN REFERENCE

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

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Ariopsis
Host species name in reference: 
felis
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Dead of the host
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult (104-228 mm, N=5)

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Gulf of Mexico
Habitat origin: 
Aquarium
Name of site: 
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory