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Heterocapsa rotundata
Super Group:
Alveolata
Phylum:
Dinophyta
Class:
Dinophyceae
Order:
Peridiniales
Family:
Heterocapsaceae
Genus:
Heterocapsa
Species:
rotundata
Diagnosis
Toxicity: No
Bloom: Yes
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heterocapsa is Heterocapsa triquetra (Ehrenberg) Stein.
Ecology
Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
Salinity: variable (estuary)
pH: neutral
Feeding: Photosynthetic
Life cycle
Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month
Reproduction_mode: asexual_binary
Feeding behaviour
Photosynthetic
Mode of locomotion
Two flagella typical for Dinophyceae
Flagellum: 2
Motility: motile_swimming
Observation site(s)
Observation site(s)
HOSTS
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1
| Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthochiasma sp. | Villefranche Bay | Villefranche-sur-mer | , « Multiple microalgal partners in symbiosis with the acantharian Acanthochiasma sp. (Radiolaria) », Symbiosis, vol. 58, nᵒ 1-3, p. 233 - 244, 2012. |
SYMBIONTS
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2
| Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-1 | Penzé estuary | , « Control of Toxic Marine Dinoflagellate Blooms by Serial Parasitic Killers », Science, vol. 322, nᵒ 5905, p. 1254 - 1257, 2008. | |
| Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-14 | Penzé estuary | , « Control of Toxic Marine Dinoflagellate Blooms by Serial Parasitic Killers », Science, vol. 322, nᵒ 5905, p. 1254 - 1257, 2008. |
