Keppenodinium piriformis

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Sub-Phylum: 
Dinozoa
Class: 
Syndinea
Order: 
Syndiniales
Family: 
Euduboscquellidae
Genus: 
Keppenodinium
Species: 
piriformis
Authority: 
Loeblich & Loeblich 1966 (Cachon 1964)
Synonym(s): 
Hollandella piriformis Cachon 1964

Diagnosis

Diagnosis_Genus: The trophont develops inside the endoplasm of its host (Radiolaria, Polycystinea, Spumellarida). Chromosomes have a normal appareance at this stage. Digitations of the cytoplasm are formed. A small structure, likely homologous to the lamina pharyngea in Euduboscquella, is formed at the external part of one of these digitations. Sporulation develops inside the ectoplasm, and starts when one or more digitations pass through the host shell. During sporulation, chromosomes have a V-shaped appearance.
Diagnosis-Species: This parasite is infecting Actinosphaera capillaceum. During the growth of the trophont, the host spicules are included inside the parasite cytoplasm, which contains also a lot of vesicules. Sporulation not described.

Type species

The type species of the genus is Keppenodinium mycetoides.

Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen

Type host: Actinosphaera capillaceum.

Ecology

Sociability_sporont: solitary

Substrate: endozoic
Salinity: marine

Life cycle

Generation: <1 month
Reproduction_mode: asexual
Symbiont: horizontal

Feeding behaviour

Osmotrophy
Parasitism

Observation site(s)

HOSTS

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Actinosphaera