Ellobiocystis villosus
Diagnosis
Diagnosis_genus: Ellobiocystis Coutière 1911. Ectocommensal of pelagic crustaceans (saprophytic), generally localised in the mouth piece of the host. Parasite ovoid to cylindro-conical, sometime articulated and pedunculated.
Diagnosis_Species: Ellobiocystis villosus Coutière 1911. Fixed to the host, without penetration. Basis of individual enlarged, covered by soft pili.
Body_trophont_length: 1 mm
Type species
The type species for this genus is E. caridarum.
Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen
Type host: Acanthephyra purpurea.
Type locality: St. 2994 Princesse-Alice expedition.
Ecology
Substrate: epizoic
Sociability_adults: gregarious
Salinity: marine
Feeding behaviour
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
HOSTS
Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Acanthephyra purpurea | Station 2994 |
Les Ellobiopsidae des crevettes bathypélagiques. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et la Belgique XLV:186-206. (1911) |