Amyloodinium ocellatum / Bairdiella ronchus

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Bairdiella ronchus

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

Bairdiella ronchus

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Sciaenidae
Genus: 
Bairdiella
Species: 
ronchus
Authority: 
Cuvier 1830
Synonym(s): 
Corvina ronchus (Cuvier 1830)

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: 
Bairdiella
Host species name in reference: 
ronchus
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult
Prevalence: 
77%, 1-56 parasites per host

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Caribbean Sea
Country origin: 
Venezuela
Habitat origin: 
Lagoon
Name of site: 
Laguna de la Restinga