Philasterides dicentrarchi
| Philasterides dicentrarchi | |
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| Philasterides dicentrarchi, image provided by José Manuel Leiro, Jesús Lamas. University of Santiago de Compostela | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Order: | Philasterida |
| Family: | Philasteridae |
| Genus: | Philasterides |
| Species: | P. dicentrarchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Philasterides dicentrarchi Dragesco et al., 1995
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Philasterides dicentrarchi is a marine protozoan ciliate that was first identified in 1995 after being isolated from infected European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) reared in France. The species was also identified as the causative agent of outbreaks of scuticociliatosis that occurred between summer 1999 and spring 2000 in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) cultivated in the Atlantic Ocean (Galicia, Northwest Spain). Infections caused by P. dicentrarchi have since been observed in turbot reared in both open flow and recirculating production systems. In addition, the ciliate has also been reported to cause infections in other flatfishes, such as the olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in Korea and the fine flounder (Paralichthys adspersus) in Peru, as well as in seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus and Phycodurus eques), seahorses (Hippocampus kuda and H. abdominalis), and several species of sharks in other parts of the world.