Ancistrum mytili / Mytilus edulis

Ancistrum mytili / Mytilus edulis

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Ancistrum mytili

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Ciliophora
Class: 
Oligohymenophorea
Order: 
Thigmotrichida
Family: 
Ancistridae
Genus: 
Ancistrum
Species: 
mytili
Authority: 
Maupas 1883

HOST

Mytilus edulis

Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Bivalvia
Order: 
Mytilidae
Genus: 
Mytilus
Species: 
edulis
Authority: 
Linnaeus 1758

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Ancistrum
Symbiont species name in reference: 
mytili
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Mytilus
Host species name in reference: 
edulis
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Unknown

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Mediterranean Sea
Habitat origin: 
Coastal
Name of site: 
Algers