Amyloodinium ocellatum / Pomatomatus saltatrix

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Pomatomatus saltatrix

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Amyloodinium ocellatum

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Family: 
Oodiniaceae
Genus: 
Amyloodinium
Species: 
ocellatum
Authority: 
Brown 1931

HOST

Pomatomus saltatrix

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Pomatomidae
Genus: 
Pomatomus
Species: 
saltatrix
Authority: 
Linnaeus 1766

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Oodinium
Symbiont species name in reference: 
ocellatum
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Pomatomus
Host species name in reference: 
saltatrix
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Dead of the host for high prevalence
Localisation on host: 
Gill
Ectoparasite
Host stage infected: 
Adult
Period (years): 
1935

GEOLOCALISATION

Habitat origin: 
Aquarium
Name of site: 
New York Aquarium