Perkinsus olseni/Haliotis rubra

Perkinsus olseni/Haliotis rubra

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Perkinsus olseni

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Perkinsozoa
Genus: 
Perkinsus
Species: 
olseni
Authority: 
Perkinsus olseni Lester & Davis 1981
Synonym(s): 
Perkinsus atlanticus

HOST

Haliotis rubra

Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Gastropoda
Family: 
Haliotidae
Genus: 
Haliotis
Species: 
rubra
Authority: 
Haliotis rubra Leach 1814
Synonym(s): 
Haliotis ancile Reeve, 1846
Haliotis improbula Iredale, 1924
Haliotis naevosa Philippi, 1844
Haliotis ruber Leach, 1814 (original combination)
Haliotis whitehousei (Colman, 1959)
Sanhaliotis whitehousei Colman, 1959
Haliotis rubra rubra Leach, 1814 · accepted, alternate representation

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Perkinsus
Symbiont species name in reference: 
Perkinsus olseni
Symbiont identification method: 
Fluid thioglycolate culture
Morphology by microscopy
TEM

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Haliotis
Host species name in reference: 
Haliotis ruber
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
soft yellowish pustules
Localisation on host: 
Adductor muscle
Hemolymph
Host stage infected: 
adult
Period (months): 
April
April
Period (years): 
1979

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Great Australian Bright
Region origin: 
Port Lincoln
Country origin: 
Australia
Habitat origin: 
Bay
Name of site: 
Memory cove