Ellobiocystis caridarum
Diagnosis
Diagnosis_genus: Ellobiocystis Coutière 1911. Ectocommensal of pelagic crustaceans (saprophytic), generally localised in the mouth piece of the host. Parasite ovoid to cylindro-conical, sometime articulated and pedunculated.
Diagnosis_Species: Ellobiocystis caridarum Coutière 1911. Fixed to the host, without penetration. Sporulation observed, resulting to the formation of empty envelops, which are numerous when the host is infected. Young fixed individuals have similar size than spores (30-40 µm).
Body_trophont_length: 50 µm to 1 mm
Body_spores_length: 30-40 µm
Type species
This is the type species of the genus.
Ecology
Substrate: epizoic
Sociability_adults: gregarious
Salinity: marine
Life cycle
Reproduction_mode: asexual
Symbiont: horizontal
Feeding behaviour
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
HOSTS
Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Acanthephyra eximia |
Les Ellobiopsidae des crevettes bathypélagiques. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et la Belgique XLV:186-206. (1911) |
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Acanthephyra purpurea | Station i1349 |
Les Ellobiopsidae des crevettes bathypélagiques. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et la Belgique XLV:186-206. (1911) |
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Systellaspis debilis | Station i1349 |
Les Ellobiopsidae des crevettes bathypélagiques. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et la Belgique XLV:186-206. (1911) |