Amyloodinium ocellatum / Menidia beryllina

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Menidia beryllina

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

Menidia beryllina

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Atheriniformes
Family: 
Atherinopsidae
Genus: 
Menidia
Species: 
beryllina
Authority: 
Cope 1867
Synonym(s): 
Chirostoma beryllinum (Cope 1869)
Menida audens (Hay 1883, Cook 1959)
Atherinichthys gracilis (Günther 1861)
Ischnomembras gabunensis (Fowler 1903)
Menidia beryllina cerea (Kendall 1902)

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: 
Menidia
Host species name in reference: 
beryllina
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
The host survived infection
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult (60-79 mm, N=7)

GEOLOCALISATION

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