Perkinsus marinus/Crassostrea rhizophorae

SYMBIONT

Perkinsus marinus

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Perkinsea
Class: 
Perkinsida
Genus: 
Perkinsus
Species: 
marinus
Authority: 
Mackin, Owen & Collier 1950
Synonym(s): 
Dermocystidium marinum
Labyrinthomyxa marina

HOST

Crassostrea rhizophorae

Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Bivalvia
Order: 
Ostreida
Family: 
Ostreidae
Genus: 
Crassostrea
Species: 
rhizophorae
Authority: 
Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding 1928)
Synonym(s): 
Ostrea rhizophorae Guilding, 1828
Ostrea rhizophorae Guilding, 1828
Ostrea tulipa G. B. Sowerby II, 1871

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Perkinsus
Symbiont species name in reference: 
marinus
Symbiont identification method: 
culture
PCR-RFLP
Ray’s fluid thioglycolate medium
Symbiont primer Forward (5'-3'): 
PerkITS750 (acatcaggccttctaatgatg) (Casas et al. 2002)
Symbiont primer Reverse (5'-3'): 
PerkITS85 (ccgctttgtttgga/ctccc) (Casas et al. 2002)
Symbiont Genbank number(s): 
JX144335–JX144340
JX144344–JX144347
JX144349
JX144351
JX144355
JX144357

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Crassostrea
Host species name in reference: 
rhizophorae
Host identification method: 
Morphology