Amyloodinium ocellatum / Anguilla rostrata

Amyloodinium ocellatum / Anguilla rostrata

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

Anguilla rostrata

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Anguilliformes
Family: 
Anguillidae
Genus: 
Anguilla
Species: 
rostrata
Authority: 
Lesueur 1817
Synonym(s): 
Muraena rostrata (Lesueur 1817)
Anguilla chrysypa (Evermann 1899)
Anguilla rostrata (Hay 1883, Cook 1959, Ross 2001)

DATA IN REFERENCE

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

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Anguilla
Host species name in reference: 
rostrata
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasite
The host survived infection
Localisation on host: 
Ectoparasite
Gill
Host stage infected: 
Adult (570 mm, N=4)

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Gulf of Mexico
Habitat origin: 
Aquarium
Name of site: 
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory