Piscinoodinium pillulare / Piaractus mesopotamicus

SYMBIONT

Piscinoodinium pillulare

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Genus: 
Piscinoodinium
Species: 
pillulare
Authority: 
Schäperclaus 1954
Synonym(s): 
Oodinium pillularis

HOST

Piaractus mesopotamicus

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Characiformes
Family: 
Serrasalmidae
Genus: 
Piaractus
Species: 
mesopotamicus
Authority: 
Holmberg 1887

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Piscinoodinium
Symbiont species name in reference: 
pillulare
Symbiont identification method: 
Hematoxylin and eosin microscopic detection
SEM

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Piaractus
Host species name in reference: 
mesopotamicus
Host identification method: 
Morphology