Ornithocercus carolinae
Super Group:
Alveolata
Phylum:
Dinophyta
Class:
Dinophyceae
Order:
Dinophysiales
Family:
Dinophysaceae
Genus:
Ornithocercus
Species:
carolinae
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ornithocercus is Ornithocercus magnificus Stein.
Ecology
Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
pH: neutral
Feeding: Photosynthetic
Life cycle
Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month
Reproduction_mode: asexual_binary
Feeding behaviour
Photosynthetic
Mode of locomotion
Two flagella typical for Dinophyceae
Flagellum: 2
Motility: motile_swimming
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex | Ionian Sea | B |
Distribution and host diversity of Amoebophryidae parasites across oligotrophic waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences 8:267 - 278. doi: 10.5194/bg-8-267-2011 (2011) |