Amyloodinium ocellatum / Acanthurus bahianus

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Acanthurus bahianus

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Amyloodinium ocellatum

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Family: 
Oodiniaceae
Genus: 
Amyloodinium
Species: 
ocellatum
Authority: 
Brown 1931

HOST

Acanthurus bahianus

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Acanthuridae
Genus: 
Acanthurus
Species: 
Bahianus
Authority: 
Castelnau 1855
Synonym(s): 
Teuthis bahianus (Castelnau 1855)
Acanthurus randalli (Briggs & Caldwell 1957)
Acanthurus tractus (Poey 1860)
Acronurus nigriculus (Poey 1875)
Hepatus bahianus (Castelnau 1855)

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Oodinium
Symbiont species name in reference: 
ocellatum
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology by microscopy

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Theutis
Host species name in reference: 
Bahianus
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
Dead of the host for high prevalence
Localisation on host: 
Gill
Ectoparasite
Host stage infected: 
Adult
Period (years): 
1929 - 1931

GEOLOCALISATION

Habitat origin: 
Aquarium
Name of site: 
Aquarium Zoological Society of London