Perkinsus olseni/Ruditapes decussatus

SYMBIONT

Perkinsus olseni

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

HOST

Ruditapes decussatus

Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Bivalvia
Order: 
Venerida
Family: 
Veneridae
Genus: 
Ruditapes
Species: 
decussatus
Authority: 
Ruditapes decussatus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonym(s): 
Cuneus reticulatus da Costa, 1778
Ruditapes decussata [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
Tapes (Ruditapes) decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Classification variation)
Tapes decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tapes decussatus var. albida Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 (synonym)
Tapes decussatus var. intermedia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 (synonym)
Tapes decussatus var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 (synonym)
Tapes decussatus var. quadrangula Jeffreys, 1864 (synonym)
Tapes decussatus var. radiata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 (synonym)
Tapes decussatus var. texta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 (synonym)
Tapes decussatus var. varians Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 (synonym)
Tapes extensus Locard, 1886
Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) · accepted, alternate representation
Venerupis decussatus [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
Venus decussata Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Venus florida Poli, 1795 (synonym)
Venus fusca Gmelin, 1791
Venus obscura Gmelin, 1791
Venus truncata Lamarck, 1818
Venus variegata Gmelin, 1791
Venus vesta Brusina, 1870

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Perkinsus
Symbiont species name in reference: 
Perkinsus atlanticus
Symbiont identification method: 
Fluid thioglycolate culture
SEM
TEM
Hematoxylin and eosin microscopic detection

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Ruditapes
Host species name in reference: 
Ruditapes decussatus
Host identification method: 
Morphology