Dicyema shorti

Author
Furuya, Damian & Hochberg, 2002

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
5 meters
Overall Geographic Range
known only from the Gulf of Mexico
Habitat-Biology
  • parasitic
  • endemic to Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Furuya, H., R. T. Damian, and F. G. Hochberg. 2002. A new species of Dicyema (Phylum Dicyemida) from Octopus burryi (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Parasitology 88: 325–329.

Endnotes

  • The generic name Octopus for O. burryi in the reference is now considered Amphioctopus.

Species Notes

Added keywords "parasitic" and "endemic to Gulf of Mexico"

Source

Overstreet, R. M. and F. G. Hochberg. 2009. Dicyemida of the Gulf of Mexico, with Comments on the Orthonectida, Pp. 523–528 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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