Symbion americanus is a species of primitive animals belonging to the family Symbiidae.[1]
| Symbion americanus | |
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| Symbion americanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cycliophora |
| Class: | Eucycliophora |
| Order: | Symbiida |
| Family: | Symbiidae |
| Genus: | Symbion |
| Species: | S. americanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Symbion americanus Obst, Funch & Kristensen, 2006
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It is native to Northern America.[1] It is a microscopic marine invertebrate that lives as an ectocommensal on the mouthparts of the American lobster, Homarus americanus, specifically attaching to the setae. [2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Symbion americanus Obst, Funch & Kristensen, 2006". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Sato, Shoyo; Law, Allison; Giribet, Gonzalo (2022). "Evidence for spatial niche partitioning in the ectocommensal Symbion americanus (Cycliophora) on its lobster host, Homarus americanus (Arthropoda, Malacostraca)". Invertebrate Biology. 141 (2). doi:10.1111/ivb.12370. ISSN 1077-8306.
Further reading
edit- Obst, M.; Funch, P. & Kristensen, R.M. 2006: A new species of Cycliophora from the mouthparts of the American lobster, Homarus americanus (Nephropidae, Decapoda). Organisms diversity & evolution, 6: 83–97. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.05.001