Amyloodinium ocellatum / Hypsoblennius hentz

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Hypsoblennius hentz

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

Hypsoblennius hentz

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Blenniidae
Genus: 
Hypsoblennius
Species: 
hentz
Authority: 
Lesueur 1825
Synonym(s): 
Blennius hentz (Lesueur 1825)
Hypsoblennius hentzi (Gill, 1861)

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: 
Hypsoblennius
Host species name in reference: 
hentzi
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Dead of the host
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult (40-57 mm, N=2)

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Gulf of Mexico
Habitat origin: 
Aquarium
Name of site: 
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory