Amyloodinium amylaceum / Sarpa salpa

Amyloodinium amylaceum / Sarpa salpa

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Amyloodinium amylaceum

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Family: 
Oodiniaceae
Genus: 
Amyloodinium
Species: 
amylaceum
Authority: 
Brown 1934
Synonym(s): 
Oodinium amylaceum
Salpicola amylacea

HOST

Sarpa salpa

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Sparidae
Genus: 
Sarpa
Species: 
salpa
Authority: 
Linnaeus 1758
Synonym(s): 
Sparus salpa (Linnaeus 1758)
Boops goreensis (Valenciennes 1830)

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Foraminifera
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Salpa
Host species name in reference: 
mucronata and democratica
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult
Period (months): 
April

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Mediterranean Sea
Country origin: 
Italy
Habitat origin: 
Harbor
Name of site: 
Messine harbor