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Podolampas spinifera
Super Group:
Alveolata
Phylum:
Dinophyta
Class:
Dinophyceae
Order:
Peridiniales
Family:
Podolam
Genus:
Podolampas
Species:
spinifera
Diagnosis
Body_length: 84-92 µm
Body_dorsoventral: 16-18 µm
Body_length_antapicalspines: 36-38 µm
Toxicity: No
Etymology
Adjective (Latin), spine-bearing (Stearn 1973).
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Podolampas is Podolampas bipes Stein.
Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen
Type_illustration: OKAMURA, 1912, Pl. 1, Figs. 35, 36.
Ecology
Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
pH: neutral
Feeding: photosynthetic
Life cycle
Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month
Reproduction_mode: asexual
Feeding behaviour
Photosynthetic
Mode of locomotion
Two flagella typical for Dinophyceae
Flagellum: 2
Motility: motile_swimming
Reference(s)
Attached phylogeny
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2
| Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex | Western basin | A |
(2011) Distribution and host diversity of Amoebophryidae parasites across oligotrophic waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences 8:267 - 278. doi: 10.5194/bg-8-267-2011 |
| Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex | Levantine Sea | C |
(2011) Distribution and host diversity of Amoebophryidae parasites across oligotrophic waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences 8:267 - 278. doi: 10.5194/bg-8-267-2011 |
