Perkinsus marinus/Crassostrea virginica

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 virginica

Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Bivalvia
Order: 
Ostreida
Family: 
Ostreidae
Genus: 
Crassostrea
Species: 
Crassostrea virginica
Authority: 
Gmelin, 1791
Synonym(s): 
Ostrea virginica Gmelin, 1791
Dioeciostrea americana Orton, 1928
Lopha gibsonsmithi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
Ostrea borealis Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea canadensis Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea floridensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea procyon Holmes, 1858
Ostrea reniformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea rostrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea triangularis Holmes, 1856
Ostrea virginiana Röding, 1798
Ostrea virginica Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Perkinsus
Symbiont species name in reference: 
marinus
Symbiont identification method: 
Fluid thioglycolate culture
Hematoxylin and eosin microscopic detection
Immunoassays

DATA IN REFERENCE

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