Gloeodinium viscum / Millepora dichotoma

Gloeodinium viscum / Millepora dichotoma

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Gloeodinium viscum

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Order: 
Peridiniales
Family: 
Gloeodiniaceae
Genus: 
Gloeodinium
Species: 
viscum
Authority: 
Banaszak, Iglesias-Prieto & Trench, 2000
Synonym(s): 
Gloeodinium viscum A.T.Banaszak, R.Iglesias-Prieto & R.K.Trench, 1993

HOST

Millepora dichotoma

Super Group: 
Eukaryota
Phylum: 
Cnidaria
Class: 
Hydrozoa
Order: 
Anthoathecata
Family: 
Milleporidae
Genus: 
Millepora
Species: 
dichotoma
Authority: 
Forsskål, 1775
Synonym(s): 
Millepora cancellata Ehrenberg, 1834
Millepora clavaria Ehrenberg, 1834
Millepora reticularis Milne Edwards, 1860

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Gloeodinium
Symbiont species name in reference: 
viscum
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Millepora
Host species name in reference: 
dichotoma
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Mutualistic
Localisation on host: 
Ectoderm
Endoderme
Intracellular

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Golf of Aqaba
Country origin: 
Israel
Habitat origin: 
Sea
Name of site: 
Eilat