AQUASYMBIO

Parasites and endosymbioses
in aquatic ecosystems

Heterocapsa triquetra

Super Group:

Alveolata

Phylum:

Dinophyta

Class:

Dinophyceae

Order:

Peridiniales

Family:

Heterocapsaceae

Genus:

Heterocapsa

Species:

triquetra

Authority:

(Ehrenberg) Stein 1883

Synonym(s):

Basionym: Glenodinium triquetrum Ehrenberg

Properidinium heterocapsa (Stein) Meunier 1919

Peridinium triquetra (Ehrenbourg) Lebour 1925

Peridinium triquetrum Schiller 1937

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Diagnosis

Bloom: Yes
Toxicity: No

Etymology

Adjective (Latin), having three acute angles.

Type species

This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Heterocapsa.

Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen

Type locality: Baltic Sea

Ecology

Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
Salinity: variable (estuary)
pH: neutral

Feeding: Photosynthetic

Life cycle

Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month

Reproduction_mode: asexual_binary

Feeding behaviour

Photosynthetic

Mode of locomotion

Two flagella typical for Dinophyceae

Flagellum: 2

Motility: motile_swimming

Reference(s)

<i>Parvilucifera infectans</i> norén et moestrup gen. et sp. nov. (perkinsozoa phylum nov.): a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae

Norén F, Moestrup Ø, Rehnstam-Holm A-S (1999) Parvilucifera infectans norén et moestrup gen. et sp. nov. (perkinsozoa phylum nov.): a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae. European Journal of Protistology 35:233 - 254. doi: 10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80001-7

Observation site(s)

HOSTS

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Association with...	Region origin	Name of site	In reference...
Acanthochiasma sp.	Villefranche Bay	Villefranche-sur-mer	Decelle J, Siano R, Probert I, Poirier C, Not F (2012) Multiple microalgal partners in symbiosis with the acantharian Acanthochiasma sp. (Radiolaria). Symbiosis 58:233 - 244. doi: 10.1007/s13199-012-0195-x

SYMBIONTS

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Association with...	Region origin	Name of site	In reference...
Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-14	Penzé estuary		Chambouvet A, Morin P, Marie D, Guillou L (2008) Control of Toxic Marine Dinoflagellate Blooms by Serial Parasitic Killers. Science 322:1254 - 1257. doi: 10.1126/science.1164387
Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-33	Kusuan		Kim S (2006) Patterns in host range for two strains of Amoebophrya (Dinophyta) infecting thecate Dinoflagellates: Amoebophyra spp. ex Alexandrium affine and ex Gonyaulax polygramma. Journal of Phycology 42:1170 - 1173. doi: 10.1111/jpy.2006.42.issue-610.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00277.x
Parvilucifera infectans	Penzé estuary		Lepelletier F, Karpov SA, Le Panse S, Bigeard E, Skovgaard A, Jeanthon C, Guillou L (2014) Parvilucifera rostrata sp. nov. (Perkinsozoa), a Novel Parasitoid that Infects Planktonic Dinoflagellates. Protist 165:31 - 49. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2013.09.005
Parvilucifera infectans	Rance estuary		Lepelletier F, Karpov SA, Le Panse S, Bigeard E, Skovgaard A, Jeanthon C, Guillou L (2014) Parvilucifera rostrata sp. nov. (Perkinsozoa), a Novel Parasitoid that Infects Planktonic Dinoflagellates. Protist 165:31 - 49. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2013.09.005
Parvilucifera infectans		Kristineberg Marine Research Station	Norén F, Moestrup Ø, Rehnstam-Holm A-S (1999) Parvilucifera infectans norén et moestrup gen. et sp. nov. (perkinsozoa phylum nov.): a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae. European Journal of Protistology 35:233 - 254. doi: 10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80001-7
Parvilucifera rostrata	Penzé estuary		Lepelletier F, Karpov SA, Le Panse S, Bigeard E, Skovgaard A, Jeanthon C, Guillou L (2014) Parvilucifera rostrata sp. nov. (Perkinsozoa), a Novel Parasitoid that Infects Planktonic Dinoflagellates. Protist 165:31 - 49. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2013.09.005

Heterocapsa triquetra

Diagnosis

Etymology

Type species

Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen

Ecology

Life cycle

Feeding behaviour

Mode of locomotion

Reference(s)

<i>Parvilucifera infectans</i> norén et moestrup gen. et sp. nov. (perkinsozoa phylum nov.): a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae

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Observation site(s)

HOSTS

SYMBIONTS

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Heterocapsa triquetra

Diagnosis

Etymology

Type species

Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen

Ecology

Life cycle

Feeding behaviour

Mode of locomotion

Reference(s)

<i>Parvilucifera infectans</i> norén et moestrup gen. et sp. nov. (perkinsozoa phylum nov.): a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae

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