Symbion americanus
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| Symbion americanus | |
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| Symbion americanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Symbion americanus is a species of primitive animals belonging to the family Symbiidae.[1]
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 | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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