Article Link: Fish invading dinoflagellates: a synopsis of existing and newly proposed genera. Authors: J. Lom Journal: Folia parasitol 28 (1981): 3-11. PDF Link Just quoting this nice description of Amyloodinium’s basic features. Notably, they have no chloroplasts, they do have thecal plates (armor). And at the time they were only known to be a […]
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Article Title: Parasitic Life Styles of Marine Dinoflagellates Author: COATS, D. WAYNE Journal: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 46, Issue 4, July 1999, Pages 402–409 Universal Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04620.x PDF Available […]parasitic dinoflagellates exhibit varying degrees of host specificity. The fish ectoparasite Amyloodinium ocellatum shows almost no host preference, with infections reported for over 100 species representing more than […]
