Hematodinium Chatton & Poisson, 1930

Holotype species: Hematodinium perezii Chatton & Poisson

Original publication and holotype designation: Chatton, É. & Poisson, R. (1930). Sur l'existence, dans le sang des craes, de Péridiniens parasites: Hematodinium perezi n. g., n. sp. (Syndinidae). Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie et des ses Filiales 105: 553-557, 19 figures.

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Description: Marine plasmodial parasite without chloroplasts in the hemocoel of Crustacea. In contrast to Syndinium Chatton, forming one large plasmodium occupying more or less the whole hemocoel of the host, but producing secondarily by fragmentation smaller plasmodia, Hematodinium produces primarily many small plasmodia up to 150 µm long. Nuclei are of typical Syndinium-type with 5 V-shaped chromosomes. Exact mode of dinospore formation and of its morphology so far unknown. Delimitation from Syndinium is difficult, and some reports may be confused with Hematodinium to which Syndinium is closely related or congeneric. May be the parasite causing the economically important "Bitter Crab Disease". For these parasitic dinoflagellates, spores are described. Endoparasites of marine Crustacea (Decapoda and perhaps Amphipoda) of the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, perhaps the cause of Bitter Crab Disease in the Pacific.

Information contributed by: M. Elbrächter. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2020-06-05 by M.D. Guiry.

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

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.

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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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