Dendrogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Order: Dendrogastrida
Family: Dendrogastridae
Genus: Dendrogaster
Knipovich, 1890

Dendrogaster is a genus of endoparasitic crustaceans belonging to the family Dendrogastridae.[1] Its habitat depth varies widely, ranging from the intertidal zone to approximately 2,500 m.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] They parasitize the coelom of asteroids (sea stars).[2][3] At present, Dendrogaster have been discovered in eighteen families of sea stars, implying a non-specific host preference.[4]

Species

Species:

  • Dendrogaster antarctica Grygier, 1980[1]
  • Dendrogaster arborescens Le Roi, 1905[1]
  • Dendrogaster arbusculus Fisher, 1911[1]
  • Dendrogaster komatsuae Saito, Wakabayashi & Moritaki, 2020[2]
  • Dendrogaster tobasuii Saito, Wakabayashi & Moritaki, 2020[2]
  • Dendrogaster nagasakimaruae Saito, Wakabayashi & Moritaki, 2020[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dendrogaster Knipovich, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Saito, Nobuhiro; Wakabayashi, Kaori; Moritaki, Takeya (2020). "Three New Species of Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) Infecting Goniasterid Sea-Stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Japan". Species Diversity. 25 (1): 75–87. doi:10.12782/specdiv.25.75.
  3. ↑ Hamel, Jean-François; Mercier, Annie (2009). "New distribution and host record for the starfish parasite Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 74 (2): 419–425. doi:10.1017/S0025315400039436.
  4. ↑ Jimi, Naoto; Kobayashi, Itaru; Moritaki, Takeya; Woo, Sau Pinn; Tsuchida, Shinji; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro (2023-06-01). "Insights into the diversification of deep-sea endoparasites: Phylogenetic relationships within Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) and a new species description from a western Pacific seamount". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 196: 104025. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104025. ISSN 0967-0637.
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