Amyloodinium ocellatum / Archosargus rhomboidalis

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Archosargus rhomboidalis

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

Archosargus rhomboidalis

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Sparidae
Genus: 
Archosargus
Species: 
rhomboidalis
Authority: 
Linnaeus 1758
Synonym(s): 
Perca rhomboidalis (Linnaeus 1758)
Archosargus unimaculatus (Bloch 1792)

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: 
Archosargus
Host species name in reference: 
rhomboidalis
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult
Prevalence: 
80%, 1-32 parasites per host

GEOLOCALISATION

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