Amyloodinium ocellatum / Lobotes surinamensis

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Lobotes surinamensis

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

Lobotes surinamensis

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Lobotidae
Genus: 
Lobotes
Species: 
surinamensis
Authority: 
Bloch 1790
Synonym(s): 
Holocentrus surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)
Bodianus triourus (Mitchill, 1815)
Lobotes auctorum (Günther, 1859)

DATA IN REFERENCE

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

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Lobotes
Host species name in reference: 
surinamensis
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Dead of the host
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult (21-55 mm, N=6)

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Gulf of Mexico
Habitat origin: 
Aquarium
Name of site: 
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory