Actinodinium Chatton & Hovasse, 1937

Holotype species: Actinodinium apsteinii Chatton & Hovasse

Description: Endohistoparasitic dinophytes living in the coelom of copepods. Globular cell body with large nucleus, has many spine-like cytoplasmic processes penetrating the intercellular spaces of the host. The nucleus starts to fragment and the cytoplasm perforates the epithelium of the host's intestine. By amoeboid movement, it creeps into the gut of the copepod. Further development unknown, but the host apparently survives the attack.

Information contributed by: M. Elbrächter. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2013-04-20 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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