Scrippsiella trochoidea-species complex

Super Group: 
Alveolata
Phylum: 
Dinophyta
Class: 
Dinophyceae
Order: 
Peridiniales
Family: 
Calciodinellaceae
Genus: 
Scrippsiella

Diagnosis

Complex of species, including S. trochoidea STR1, STR2 and STR3, S. donghaienis, some members described as "Calciodinellum", S. sweeneyae, S. trifida, ….

Ecology

Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
Salinity: variable (estuary)
pH: neutral

Feeding: Photosynthetic

Life cycle

Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month

Reproduction_mode: asexual

Feeding behaviour

Photosynthetic

Mode of locomotion

Two flagella typical for Dinophyceae
Flagellum: 2
Motility: motile_swimming

Attached phylogeny

Observation site(s)

SYMBIONTS

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Association with... Region origin Name of site In reference...
Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex Thau Lagoon
Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex Yangtze River
Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex Chesapeake Bay
Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex Mahone Bay
Fritz L, Nass M (1992) Development of the endoparasitic dinoflagellate Amoebophrya ceratii within host dinoflagellate species. Journal of Phycology 28:312 - 320. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1992.00312.x
Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-2 Penzé estuary
Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-2 Chesapeake Bay - Rhode river
Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-14 Penzé estuary
Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-33 Kusuan
Parvilucifera sp. Catalunya Harbor of Tarragona
Parvilucifera sp. Penzé estuary
Erard-Le Denn E, Chrétiennot-Dinet M-J, Probert I (2000) First Report of Parasitism on the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum Halim. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 50:109 - 113. doi: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0537