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Dendrogaster
Sign in to saveDendrogaster is a genus of endoparasitic crustaceans belonging to the family Dendrogastridae. Its habitat depth varies widely, ranging from the intertidal zone to approximately 2,500 m.
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Genus
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassThecostraca
- OrderDendrogastrida
- FamilyDendrogastridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Strophariaceae
- Collections
- CUP, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAS, USNM, UF, QM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Antarctica, Japan, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia
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- Parent taxon
- Dendrogastridae
- Image
- Dendrogaster tobasuii.png
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Dendrogaster is a genus of endoparasitic crustaceans belonging to the family Dendrogastridae. Its habitat depth varies widely, ranging from the intertidal zone to approximately 2,500 m.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. They parasitize the coelom of asteroids (sea stars). At present, Dendrogaster have been discovered in eighteen families of sea stars, implying a non-specific host preference.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dendrogaster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.