Amphidinium chattonii / Velella velella

Amphidinium chattonii / Velella velella

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Amphidinium chattonii

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Order: 
Gymnodiniales
Family: 
Gymnodiniaceae
Genus: 
Amphidinium
Species: 
chattonii
Authority: 
(Hovasse) D.L.Taylor 1971
Synonym(s): 
Endodinium chattonii Hovasse

HOST

Velella velella

Super Group: 
Eukaryota
Phylum: 
Cnidaria
Class: 
Hydrozoa
Order: 
Anthoathecata
Family: 
Porpitidae
Genus: 
Velella velella
Species: 
velella
Authority: 
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonym(s): 
Holothuria spirans Forsskål, 1775
Armenista sigmoides Haeckel, 1888
Medusa pocillum Montagu, 1815
Medusa velella Linnaeus, 1758

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Amphidinium
Symbiont species name in reference: 
chattonii
Symbiont identification method: 
culture

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Velella
Host species name in reference: 
velella
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Mutualistic
Localisation on host: 
Endoplasm

GEOLOCALISATION

Habitat origin: 
Sea