Hematodinium australis / Portunus pelagicus

Hematodinium australis / Portunus pelagicus

REFERENCE

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SYMBIONT

Hematodinium australis

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Syndinea
Order: 
Syndiniales
Family: 
Syndinidae
Genus: 
Hematodinium
Species: 
australis
Authority: 
Hudson & Shields 1994

HOST

Portunus pelagicus

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Malacostraca
Order: 
Decapoda
Family: 
Portunidae
Genus: 
Portunus
Species: 
pelagicus
Authority: 
Linnaeus 1758

DATA IN REFERENCE

Symbiont genus name in reference: 
Hematodinium
Symbiont species name in reference: 
australis
Symbiont identification method: 
Morphology
TEM

DATA IN REFERENCE

Host genus name in reference: 
Portunus
Host species name in reference: 
pelagicus
Host identification method: 
Morphology

DETAILS

Effect on host: 
Parasitoid
Localisation on host: 
Endoparasite
Cardiac tissue
Hemolymph
Host stage infected: 
Adult
Prevalence: 
0.9 to 4.0%
Period (months): 
April
Period (years): 
1992

GEOLOCALISATION

Ocean origin: 
Coral Sea
Region origin: 
Moreton Bay
Country origin: 
Australia
Habitat origin: 
Bay
Name of site: 
the Bramble Bay subestuary